The St. Petersburg bill on food markups has been criticized by the government.

Despite the bill's support in the St. Petersburg parliament, the government pointed out its inconsistency with federal regulations and the lack of a specific mechanism for calculating the markup. The initiative's authors are confident in its importance, emphasizing the urgency of public oversight of food prices, which have risen sharply in recent years. The bill is on the agenda for the State Duma's fall session, but its chances of passage in its current form are slim.