Given changes in procurement prices for agricultural products and wholesale selling prices for certain food products, as well as the results of price monitoring from previous years, a further increase in prices for livestock products and sugar can be forecast. This forecast was made by the State Price Control Inspectorate after the latest check of the price level and comparison of indicators as of June 30 compared with June 20, 2005, «proUA» was told in the press service of the Ministry of Economy.
Thus, according to price monitoring data during the last ten days of June 2004, an increase in prices was observed on the consumer food market for: rice, first-grade boiled sausages, sugar, oil, beef, pork, lard, poultry (chickens), chicken eggs, carrots and beets. At the same time, a decrease was observed for: premium flour, buckwheat groats, milk, sour cream, animal butter, cabbage and onions.
In accordance with the powers granted, state price control bodies in the regions where state regulation of food prices has been introduced carry out checks on compliance with the established procedure for setting and applying prices for these products. Since the beginning of 2005, as of June 30, 4,567 checks were conducted, which found violations of state price discipline in more than every second enterprise (2,429). Based on the results of the checks, economic sanctions totaling UAH 4,972 thousand were applied to violators. Administrative fines totaling UAH 82.5 thousand were imposed on 753 officials. In all cases, improperly set prices were canceled and brought into compliance with the requirements of current legislation, thereby preventing overcharging of consumers by UAH 7,485.7 thousand.