FBIH GOVERNMENT: LIST OF PRODUCTS WITH HIGHEST MARGIN INCREASED FROM NINE TO 15 PRODUCTS

SARAJEVO, SEPTEMBER 28 (ONASA) – At today’s session in Mostar, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the proposal of the Federal Ministry of Trade, passed a new Decision which, as a measure of direct price control in the territory of the Federation, prescribes the determination of the maximum level of margins in trade (calculative prices) for certain basic life products foodstuffs and other products.
In relation to the earlier decision of the Government made at the end of August this year, today’s decision increased the number of products from nine to a total of 15, that is, as explained, an additional six food products were included which were deemed necessary to meet the basic needs of the population.
The decision enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH, and will be applied until December 31 of this year.
The obligation from today’s decision refers to the following products: wheat flour type 500, five and 25 kilograms (wholesale margin six percent and retail eight percent), semi-white wheat bread 100 percent of 400 and more grams (wholesale margin five percent and retail six percent), then edible sunflower oil from a liter (wholesale margin five percent, retail six percent), salt from a kilogram (wholesale margin six percent, retail eight percent), white crystal sugar from a kilogram (wholesale margin six percent, retail eight percent), macaroni 400 grams (wholesale margin six percent, retail eight percent), long grain rice 800 grams (wholesale margin six percent, retail eight percent), and a liter of UHT cow’s milk with 2.8 percent milk fat, packaging without a cap (wholesale margin five percent, retail six percent) as well as a liter yogurt with 2.8 percent milk fat (wholesale margin six percent, retail margin eight percent). Among the products covered by this decision are 250 grams of vegetable margarine (wholesale margin of six percent, retail margin of eight percent), fresh consumption eggs of class M 30 pieces (wholesale margin of six percent, retail margin of eight percent), then fresh whole chicken in a kilogram bag (wholesale six percent margin, eight percent retail margin), one kilogram of fresh bone-in beef ribs (six percent wholesale margin, eight percent retail margin), and three kilograms of powdered laundry detergent (eight percent wholesale margin, 12 percent retail margin) and laundry detergent dishes liquid liter (wholesale margin eight percent, retail 12 percent).
As explained, the Federal Ministry of Trade held two meetings with representatives of the Association of Employers in the FBiH, where certain provisions of the earlier Decision and its application in practice were discussed. At those meetings, it was concluded that it is necessary to revise the existing Decision with the aim of expanding the number of products to which direct price control measures apply by determining the maximum margin in trade.
It was also explained that in the dialogue with representatives of traders it was concluded that in this way citizens will be helped, especially those with the lowest incomes and low purchasing power, and traders will show their determination to accept part of the burden of economic reality and show social responsibility by consistently applying the Decision.