
February 10, MINSK. Social discounts have already been introduced by 17 retail chains in Belarus. This was stated by the Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Alexei Bogdanov in the program "Markov. Nothing Personal" on the TV channel, BelTA informs.
"The initiative was from the government. But at first it was discussed with two or three chains. Gradually, this volume increased to 16. The other day, the 17th retail chain was added. And this agreement is absolutely voluntary. This is a vivid example when our Belarusian chains also took over part of the social burden. And they undertook when we agreed," Aleksey Bogdanov stressed.
As reported, at the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade signed an agreement with members of the Association of Retail Chains to provide a 10% discount on socially important essential goods to socially vulnerable categories of the population.Pensioners, families with many children, recipients of state targeted social assistance in the form of monthly social benefits, disabled people and families with disabled children can count on the discount. There are 29 positions in the list of products for which the discount is provided. Including FLOUR, barley, bread, beef, pork, chickens, MILK , kefir, sour cream, cottage cheese, eggs. From vegetables and fruits - potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, fresh white cabbage and apples. From groceries - granulated SUGAR, as well as cereals, canned MEAT and fruit for children and diet food.