Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn has signed a Council of Ministers resolution amending certain price-regulation norms.
The document provides for strengthened control over price increases for cucumbers and tomatoes: any rise in the cost of these goods exceeding 0.3% per month must now be justified to the Commission on State Price Regulation under the Council of Ministers.
The procedure for selling Belarus-made consumer goods outside the country is also being simplified — the administrative requirement to approve their export is being abolished. The list of goods subject to price regulation is being reduced from 211 to 199 items, with adjustments to regulated categories including stationery, frozen fish and juice products.
The document lifts restrictions on incentive payments for promoting imported non-food goods and removes from price regulation goods sold on international trains. At the same time, the maximum allowable mark-ups on children’s toys and linoleum are being increased.
The resolution also extends until the end of 2026 the right of regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee to approve lists of operations and organizations between which barter transactions are permitted. In addition, approaches to price formation by procurement entities and suppliers that are not manufacturers are being adjusted when fulfilling state orders under Government Resolution No. 399 of 22 July 2025.
The amendments will take effect after the government resolution is officially published.
