Peskov: The government controls the situation with food prices

‘The government controls the situation with prices. And there is a direct instruction from the President of Russia on this matter,’ he said.

At the same time, Peskov recalled Vladimir Putin's words that food prices are rising due to the global market situation, as well as some internal Russian processes.

‘The government is constantly engaged in both, on an ongoing basis,’ the Kremlin representative said..

We remind that the prosecutor's office recently stopped more than 700 overcharging of food in the Russian regions. More than 140 people were brought to administrative responsibility. In particular, the facts of overcharging of sunflower oil, sugar, cottage cheese and chicken meat were revealed. After that, the FAS appear suddenly at retail chains with unscheduled inspections due to complaints about the increase in food prices. If the collusion is confirmed, the companies may face a fine of up to 15% of the annual revenue.