Retailers will be required to pay for perishable products before the expiration date

The new bill provides for a reduction in the terms of payment for perishable products. In the explanatory note to the bill, the authors of the bill specify that now the payment period for socially significant goods for retailers is 25 days, for perishable goods - eight days, and actually reaches 10-12 days.

As the authors of the bill explained, such a long payment period leads to the fact that manufacturers take microcredits, this is included in the cost of production, the profitability of enterprises decreases and there is a threat to the continuity of supply. Accordingly, reducing the payment term at the legislative level will help protect manufacturers.

The bill approves new terms of payment for agricultural products. If the expiration date is five days, payment must be made in four days, indicated in the document. If the expiration date is six to nine days, a period of up to eight days is set. Finally, for food products included in the list of socially significant, the payment period will be reduced to ten days.