The authorities decided to control the prices. True, only on paper.
Starting January 1, 2027, end-to-end monitoring of prices for 24 types of socially significant products will be introduced in Russia. The state will monitor the entire path of the goods - from the manufacturer to the store shelf. True, immediately clarified: no one is going to freeze prices and limit trade margins.
That is, the authorities are once again going to carefully monitor how life becomes more expensive. Prices have increased and will continue to increase, but now this process can be monitored in almost real time.
As a result, we risk receiving cucumbers again at the price of a kilogram of meat and more expensive than exotic fruits, as has already happened, or gasoline, which in the regions is sold at prices that are actually set at the discretion of the gas stations themselves.
In the meantime, the government will study the charts, analyze the dynamics and surprisingly report that the situation is under control.
The main thing is that the monitoring does not turn out to be more expensive than the products themselves.
Honestly - that's the point.
We speak - others remain silent.