In Moldova, it is planned to expand the list of socially significant goods that can be sold with a limited trade markup.
The corresponding draft government decree was prepared by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy. In particular, the list of socially significant goods is proposed to include pork, poultry meat, frozen fish, beet sugar, raw pasta, fresh chicken eggs, fresh potatoes, fresh onions, fresh white cabbage, fresh carrots and beets, as well as iodized salt intended for human consumption. Currently, by decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations, from March 1 until the end of the state of emergency, these categories of goods are included in the list of socially significant goods, and a limited trade margin is applied to them. In addition, according to the project, it is proposed to re-include medical masks and gloves, as well as biocidal products included in the National Register of Biocidal Products and the State Register of Medical Devices, into the category of socially significant goods. Previously, these products were excluded from the specified list. Another change suggests that the trade margin will be limited, including for unpackaged rolls and bread, already included in the list of socially important goods. The explanatory note to the draft notes that the expansion of the list of socially significant goods is a measure to prevent a significant increase in prices for these categories of goods. Recall, according to the government decree, the prices of socially significant goods in the domestic market are set in a special manner. In particular, socially significant goods are sold at purchase/sales prices with a trade markup not exceeding 20%, with the exception of bread and rolls, for which the trade margin does not exceed 10%. At the same time, socially significant goods, both imported and domestic, subject to processing in commercial units, are sold with an aggregate trade markup, which does not exceed 40% of the purchase / selling price. // 18.04.2022- InfoMarket.
