{"id":149588,"date":"2025-08-04T21:27:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149588\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"over-190-people-charged-with-price-gouging-in-h1-fines-exceeded-250000-rubels","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/149588\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 190 people charged with price gouging in H1, fines exceeded 250,000 rubels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) officers charged more than 190 people with misdemeanors in Belarus between January and June. \u201cConsidering cases from previous years,\u201d fines exceeded 254,000 rubels (some $77,000 at the current exchange rate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 4,400 facilities were inspected, the MART press office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mart_press.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Official says government controls, competition with Russia prevent price hikes<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 20, Pozirk. Competition for consumers with Russian manufacturers prevented drastic price hikes in Belarus, said Ivan Vie\u017enaviec, first deputy minister of antimonopoly regulation and trade, commenting on new price controls on meat, dairy and sweets. The move will strengthen &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/143391\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 4, Pozirk. The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) officers charged more than 190 people with misdemeanors in Belarus between January and June. \u201cConsidering cases from previous years,\u201d fines exceeded 254,000 rubels (some $77,000 at the current exchange rate). 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