In the fight against the increase in prices for potatoes, the Russian authorities will ask for help from Belarus. Victoria Abramchenko Vice Prime Minister said that the purchase of extra few dozen tons of goods is currently being discussed, RIA Novosti reports.
According to her, a new harvest should soon go, which will stabilize the situation. Therefore, the purchases of such a volume in Belarus will be enough.
Since the beginning of the year, potatoes went up in price, as of May 31, more than one and a half times – by 61.6 percent. From May 25 to May 31, the price increase was 3.19 percent, and the week earlier – 3.79 percent.
In the current month, Belarus received another tranche from Russia in the amount of $ 500 million. On the provision of a Republic of 1.5 billion, the parties agreed in September last year.
A month ago, the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishoustin accused the growth of prices for the beneficiaries of individual manufacturers and retail chains. In turn, during the discussion at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (PMEF-2021), Vladimir Putin, President Vladimir Putin expressed the hope that by the end of the year inflation still slows down.