Inspection of ‘exorbitant price’ in markets of the Ministry of Commerce
The Ministry of Commerce carried out an exorbitant inspection of prices and labels in the markets due to the complaints of unfair price increases that have been reflected to the public in recent days.
After the cabinet meeting on November 28, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “(Prices on chain markets) The accusations made are closely followed by our Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance. Our Ministry of Commerce will launch new applications in the coming days in line with its preparations in this context.” he had used the words.
AUDITED IN ANKARA
Immediately afterwards, the teams from the Ministry of Commerce carried out the inspection. In the audits, the team led by Adnan Benli, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Internal Trade, carried out exorbitant price increases and label inspections for Ankara markets. The teams examined the prices of basic necessities, especially vegetables and fruits, basic foods and cleaning products in the markets.
The audits checked whether there was a difference between the price on the product label and the price on the box, the information on the label and the imprint of the product, and the price of the discounted product before the discount. The teams brought the randomly selected products to the checkout and compared the prices.
Adnan Benli, in his assessment to the press on the inspections, said that as a Ministry, they carried out exorbitant price increases and label inspections in the ambit of the Retail Trade Regulation Law and the Consumer Protection Law.
‘WORK STARTED’
Benli indicated that the conformity of the price tags of the products with the relevant legislation, the writing of the unit price, the date of change, the suitability of the case and the gondola prices are verified, and a fine of 615 liras is applied for product. in case of any breach.
Benli, journalists, “President Erdogan’s Ministry of Commerce to implement new practices.” Reminding them of his statement, “Work has begun on this issue. It is not correct for me to mention this. We work as a ministry. We will share with you when we launch new apps.” he said he. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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