The government opposed the regulation of the product range

The government did not support the bill, which intended to oblige retailers to ensure the presence of at least half of Russian -made foods in stores. This is stated in the official review of the government, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko, Kommersant reports .

The bill, introduced in October by the Moscow Region, contradicts the principles of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union, is noted in the document. The contract does not allow restrictions on the trade in goods of participating countries. The government also considered that the measures proposed by the Moscow Region can lead to unequal conditions for doing business and reduce the range of goods. In addition, the document does not spell out the criteria by which certain goods should be ranked “domestic”.

One of the authors of the bill, the deputy chairman of the Moscow Regional Duma, Nikita Chaplin stated that the bill will be finalized taking into account the comments of the government and was re -submitted to the State Duma. He did not rule out that the size of the quota will be changed depending on the type of product.

At the same time, both manufacturers and retailers doubt the need for such a law. The food embargo and currency fluctuations introduced last summer and so forced the networks to look for domestic suppliers. The share of imported food in stores of the lower price segment is 30-40 percent.

On May 15, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that in the course of checking the legality of rising prices for food, cases of price conspiracy in the markets of sugar, poultry, pork, chicken eggs and bread were revealed . On these facts, cases of violation of antimonopoly legislation have been instituted. At the same time, a significant part of the violations belonged to the artificial overestimation of prices for domestic products.