The governor offered Lukashenka to raise the price of milk. The President's response did not please him.

August 12, Minsk. Enterprises should achieve higher profits through efficient production, rather than raising prices for socially important goods. This was emphasized by the President of Belarus ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO of the Minsk Dairy Plant No. 1, BelTA has learned.

Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Turchin proposed to increase prices for whole MILK for certain items. According to him, this will improve the economic situation of enterprises. “The only request… This is not a popular measure, of course. Unfortunately, we have unprofitable production for a number of products. We don’t want to make money, but for some positions there should be a different level of profitability,” he said.

"Are you suggesting raising the price of whole milk?" - Alyaksandr Lukashenka asked directly.

"For some positions, not for all. For milk ..." - the governor began to list.

Alexander Lukashenko recalled that the state has social obligations and we should not forget about them. And most importantly, he stressed, it is necessary to increase the profitability of enterprises primarily through efficient production, and not by raising prices.