Nik Đeljošaj, Minister of Economic Development and Deputy Prime Minister, said that the goal of limiting trade margins was to reduce inflationary pressure on citizens.
As of today, the price of more than 500 items, or 43 products, is limited in stores.
"My projection is that 10 to 15 percent, in total, the prices of these items will be cheaper," said Đeljošaj in Boje jutra on TV Vijesti.
When asked what the continuation of the action, which will last until the end of May, depends on, and whether it is directly related to the start of the summer tourist season, Đeljošaj said:
"There is one part, and the other is that we think these measures will be good. We have analyzed them to be the best, but we do not want to say - this is the best, we stand behind it and after the analysis we may find that they were not good. We will analyze the effects of these measure and after that find some measure in which way we will continue with what is support for a better standard of citizens".
He says that we should focus on the purchase of domestic products and the development of companies.
Đeljošaj says that the difference between this and the "Stop Inflation" action of the previous government is like "night and day", pointing to the larger number of items on which margins are now limited.
He says that the Market Inspection will fine from 5.000 to 10.000 euros to every store that is covered by the action, which does not respect the Government's decision.
Đeljošaj reiterated the position that Sundays in stores during the season should be working days. "There is no populism, we should work during the season", he said and pointed out that otherwise there would be big losses for the budget.
He says that this issue needs to be resolved "in these ten days".
Former employees of "Košuta" to specify what they are looking for
Former workers of the former shoe factory "Košuta" yesterday blocked the road Cetinje - Podgorica for four and a half hours in Kruševo ždřijelo, demanding the payment of nine arrears of wages and the connection of seniority.
Đeljošaj said that they are willing to solve inherited problems, but that it is necessary to write and specify what is specifically required.
"When you ask for something, you have to know specifically what it is. You have to have paper, how many workers it is for, how much money," the minister stated, saying that the former workers had not had a specific request so far.
"The first step is to calculate it in writing, what is wanted with it, what is the priority, whether nine salaries, connecting work experience... If you don't know exactly, we can't speak by heart and say 'okay', but we don't know what are those amounts," he added.
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