The Tajik authorities intend to cut down prices for basic food products through providing benefits to suppliers.
Beginning next year, benefits will be provided to suppliers of meats and elite seed varieties, an official source within one of economic cluster ministries told Asia-Plus in an interview.
“The Government of Tajikistan has made a decision to exempt the delivery of high-yielding varieties of seeds of all agricultural crops, pedigree cattle and beef cattle as well as all kinds of livestock feed from payment of the value added tax (VAT) and customs duties beginning on January 1 next year,” the source said.
Recall, prices for meat, wheat flour, bakery products and milk have risen in Dushanbe in the second half of this year.
Thus, the price for one kilogram of beef at Dushanbe’s bazaars has risen from 38.00-40.00 somoni in late August to 52-55 somoni.
The price for a 50-kilogram sack of grade I wheat flour has risen from 170.00 somoni to 220.00 somoni.
The price for one liter of homemade milk has risen in Dushanbe from 3.50-4.00 somoni to 5.00 somoni.
