MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) - A project to create a major wholesale center where self-employed businessmen could purchase necessary goods is set to be implemented in the village of Bolbasovo, Orsha District. This matter was taken up at the government session held on 18 February to discuss the draft decree that will regulate merchandise sales by self-employed businessmen and other natural persons, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian President.
The President asked whether the adoption of the new document will result in the lack of some categories of goods. Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich and Vice Premier Piotr Prokopovich assured the head of state that this will not happen because of abundant supply of goods and a great number of market participants.
Head of the Belarusian Presidential Administration Andrei Kobyakov asked how the adoption of the new document will influence businessmen's work and the number of those who prefer to go to the neighboring countries to purchase cheaper imported goods.
Prior Prokopovich admitted that imported goods in the domestic market are more expensive than in the neighboring countries. He put this down to procurement via resellers. “That is why our goal is to deliver goods directly. We can supply any commodity directly. It takes just four or five days to deliver a container from China to Minsk. I do not see any problems,” the Vice Premier said.
“Neither do I! Several years ago I instructed you to create a center similar to Moscow's Cherkizovsky Market so that our self-employed businessmen would not have to go to Moscow or somewhere else. Where is this market?” asked Alexander Lukashenko.
The Vice Premier said that plans have been made to implement such a project in the village of Bolabsovo in Orsha District and proposals to this end will be tabled before long. At the same time there are plans to create a network of other logistics centers in Belarus. Nevertheless Piotr Prokopovich noted that there are not so many businessmen who would like to work in line with this scheme because everyone is satisfied with the current system.
“They are satisfied because they do not have any alternative. Nothing has changed and they still go to Moscow. They have got used to this. This is natural: man gets used to something, creates particular mechanisms and is guided by them. You have not come up with any other idea. Secondly, you have not executed my order,” the President underlined.
The head of state instructed the Trade Minister and other government officials and governors to set up distribution centers in every region by 1 July. “Most of the goods that we do not manufacture here should be imported in order not to create this deficit,” the President added.
“It will be you who will control prices set by these wholesalers. You should see to it that they do not set exorbitant prices. You know which profitability they should have. So you should hold them in check, even their salaries. I promise you that,” the head of state said addressing representatives of self-employed businessmen who were present at the session.
The President asked whether the adoption of the new document will result in the lack of some categories of goods. Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich and Vice Premier Piotr Prokopovich assured the head of state that this will not happen because of abundant supply of goods and a great number of market participants.
Head of the Belarusian Presidential Administration Andrei Kobyakov asked how the adoption of the new document will influence businessmen's work and the number of those who prefer to go to the neighboring countries to purchase cheaper imported goods.
Prior Prokopovich admitted that imported goods in the domestic market are more expensive than in the neighboring countries. He put this down to procurement via resellers. “That is why our goal is to deliver goods directly. We can supply any commodity directly. It takes just four or five days to deliver a container from China to Minsk. I do not see any problems,” the Vice Premier said.
“Neither do I! Several years ago I instructed you to create a center similar to Moscow's Cherkizovsky Market so that our self-employed businessmen would not have to go to Moscow or somewhere else. Where is this market?” asked Alexander Lukashenko.
The Vice Premier said that plans have been made to implement such a project in the village of Bolabsovo in Orsha District and proposals to this end will be tabled before long. At the same time there are plans to create a network of other logistics centers in Belarus. Nevertheless Piotr Prokopovich noted that there are not so many businessmen who would like to work in line with this scheme because everyone is satisfied with the current system.
“They are satisfied because they do not have any alternative. Nothing has changed and they still go to Moscow. They have got used to this. This is natural: man gets used to something, creates particular mechanisms and is guided by them. You have not come up with any other idea. Secondly, you have not executed my order,” the President underlined.
The head of state instructed the Trade Minister and other government officials and governors to set up distribution centers in every region by 1 July. “Most of the goods that we do not manufacture here should be imported in order not to create this deficit,” the President added.
“It will be you who will control prices set by these wholesalers. You should see to it that they do not set exorbitant prices. You know which profitability they should have. So you should hold them in check, even their salaries. I promise you that,” the head of state said addressing representatives of self-employed businessmen who were present at the session.
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