Measures to stabilize prices for socially important food products were considered at a staff meeting chaired by Akim of Zhambyl region Yerbol Karashukeyev.
According to Aspandiyar Seisebayev, head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Industrial and Innovative Development, prices in 5 items (chicken meat, cabbage, eggs, sunflower oil, potatoes) have been rising in the region over the past week. The prices of flour and buckwheat have decreased.
Commodity interventions for the sale of goods from the stabilization fund have been launched to curb prices for socially important food.
This year, during the off-season, commodity interventions are planned for 8 items (746.1 tons, 2566.8 thousand units and 75.6 thousand liters).
The regional stabilization fund currently holds 13,569.5 tons and 4,731.6 thousand pieces of stocks for several types of products.
The Working Group monitors prices for NWFPs once every 2 weeks. According to Yerkin Yelshibekov, head of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection, 72 entrepreneurs were warned last year for exceeding trade allowances for socially important products, 7 entrepreneurs were fined 627,640 tenge.
At the same time, representatives of 9 retail outlets were fined 1,956,760 tenge for the difference in the stated and actual price in the price tag and at the checkout.
Despite the systematic work, the head of the region noted that residents do not feel concrete results.
- The stabilization of food prices is a very important issue that requires special attention. The Trade Department needs to strengthen price monitoring, and local akimats need to do explanatory work," he said.
Erbol Karashukeyev instructed to stop the excess of trade allowances for basic foodstuffs and to hold agricultural fairs regularly. The head of the region invited the responsible persons to personally visit the outlets and check the prices of food.
The staff meeting also reviewed the current situation with utility tariffs.
Akim of the region set a number of tasks for the leadership of the departments for regulation of natural monopolies, protection and development of competition, energy management and housing and communal services.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhambyl/press/news/details/917798