Ukraine introduces price controls for essential supplies

Olha Hlushchenko – Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 04:39

The State Food and Consumer Service of Ukraine has introduced daily monitoring of prices for essential goods, including food, fuel, and medicines.

Source: State Food and Consumer Service

According to the SFCS: "In order to respond quickly [to the changing situation] and ensure control over retail prices for such goods, the State Food and Consumer Service has introduced daily monitoring [of prices].

Given the complexity of the current situation, the State Food and Consumer Service urges businesses not to allow unjustified price increases for goods that are important to the population during martial law in the country."

Details: The list of these essential goods includes about 30 different items, including bread, pasta, meat, sugar, oil, some vegetables, and dairy products.

In addition to food, the list also includes fuel for transport and some medicines.

The full list of products can be found here.