00:0004 сентября 199800:00
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00:0004 сентября 1998
Over the last two weeks, specialists at the Consumer Market Committee have been busily checking shops to ensure that their price hikes are justified.
<BR>Over the last two weeks, specialists at the Consumer Market Committee have been busily checking shops to ensure that their price hikes are justified.<BR>While no activity specifically checking prices has been planned by the tax organs, work is constantly carried out on ensuring that trading and excise laws are observed. And, as they have discovered, price changes often do not appear on official documents, where old, pre-crisis prices are listed.<BR>According to the city administration, manufacturers have not been increasing prices for wholesalers, and the recent price increases on many products are the result of retailers trying to achieve additional profit. <BR>The administration has promised that outlets raising prices will be thoroughly checked by the tax organs. But they add that there is nothing illegal about charging inflated prices.<BR>The basis for price controls is an order from the Consumer Market Committee, according to which civil servants must daily track the prices in the city retail network. However, no sanctions are stipulated for those who increase prices.
