Prices in Izhevsk

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Izhevsk takes part Nadezhda Gladesh.

Alexander GOSTEV: Given the proximity of elections to the State Duma of Russia and the presidential election, a sharp increase in food prices became the number one theme in Russia. The government has already recognized that inflation will exceed the level declared at the beginning of the year. The President instructed the new Prime Minister to take urgent measures to restrain the increase in prices. The opposition holds protests. Politicians and economists actively give explanations about why such a situation has developed. But these are all political actions. And reality residents of the Russian regions, especially those where the standard of living is lower than in the country in the country, are forced to revise the already modest diet, and the products, despite the rise in prices, swing from the counter in anticipation of a new round of inflation. Prices are rising for goods, for food food, in any case, they do not have. Radio correspondent Freedom Nadezhda Glades went shopping and markets in Izhevsk to find out how things are in this city.

Nadezhda Gladysch: In Izhevsk, there are only conversations around that about new prices for the most necessary food products. So much so that sellers in the central market are already very nervous when they see a journalist.

Tell me please...

- Go on!

Nadezhda Gladsh: I was more lucky with other merchants. From them I learned the overall picture of the price movement. The price of vegetable oil increased most of all - by 50%, milk - by 2-3 rubles per liter, cereals - by 1.5-2 rubles per package. The most striking prices have changed the prices of solid grades - from 140-150 rubles at once up to 200. Eggs-the price for a dozen increased from 27-29 to 33-35 rubles. I asked to express about the new prices of elderly women gathered at the entrance of a neighboring house.

Do you know that prices have risen?

- How do we not know? It was 10 rubles, now 16, for bread too, butter also increased.

- Pensions were added by 147 rubles, and everything was raised, horror. It is for pensioners how, they live already hard.

Nadezhda Gladsh: The authorities are explained with the people through TV screens. On Tuesday, all local television channels were given plots with the performance of the Minister of Agriculture of Udmurtia Vladimir Noperaev. He nods for a rise in the cost of fuel, a seasonal decrease in boring, as well as to international factors.

Vladimir Nevostroev: The increase in prices for agricultural products was influenced by the fact that Europe refused to submit agricultural production, and at the same time, the consumption of all these products increased. It was great that it began to consume this milk and China to date.

Nadezhda Gladesh: On the line of fire, that is, between processors and buyers, sellers were. Trade listens to the entire flurry of popular discontent, but not only - there are momentums. Says the administrator of the trading hall of one of the large Izhevsk supermarkets Amazia Smerdov ...

Amasia Smerdov: the implementation of milk and bread, of course, fell, respectively, the applications have decreased. The buyer is permanent, this is mostly elderly people, so they ask questions.

Nadezhda Gladysch: In a private grocerian shop, where I myself take a duty set of products, the hostess of the outlet, I complained about the consequences of taking prices for prices.

Is it somehow reflected in you?

- Well, of course, it is reflected, because there are fewer buyers, but the people take less, there is no money. They took ten each, and now they take 2-3 eggs. The oil was taken with bottles, now they take only small ones.

Nadezhda Gladesh: And, no longer under the record, she added that the owner of the premises warned them, which increases the rent for rent from 30 to 45 thousand rubles. The rise in price affected the meat departments.

- The meat rose, back in that week rose.

Nadezhda Gladysch: Against this background of rampant prices, I was no longer surprised when in the morning I was asked for a local newspaper 15 instead of 3.5 rubles, and the roll of the Chelny toilet paper already had a price tag of 7 rubles instead of 4.5. The groceryman warned me that on the basis they were secretly told that vegetable oil would definitely reach 100 rubles per liter. Judging by the speed with which the price tags are being changed now, it is very similar to the truth.