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Ivan Hristanov: They have no intention of controlling prices at all. The state is a bat

State post offices will become a distribution channel. They will not sell goods. They will serve to buy votes, warned the leader of Edinenie

Mar 19, 2025 22:52 55

Ivan Hristanov: They have no intention of controlling prices at all. The state is a bat  - 1

50% Bulgarian products and a 20% markup cap - this is what the bill on the food supply chain provides.

"Bulgarian tomatoes are coming out in April. Bulgarian tomatoes are already available in the retail network. If the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economy, the Consumer Protection Commission and the Competition Protection Commission cannot guarantee us that a Turkish tomato will be offered as Turkish, and not labeled as Bulgarian, do we really think that these people can control markups, discounts and all the other absurd things that they have put into their price control project. They have no intention of controlling prices at all. This bill will give them the opportunity to enter any company they want, any merchant they want and start extorting money from them," commented the leader of "Edinenie" Ivan Hristanov on the show "Denyat ON AIR".
Hristanov is categorical that the state is a bluff. He recalled that "the same people" They promised an apocalypse in Velingrad because of the sheep plague discovered last year, but it never happened.

There is smuggling of powdered milk and olive oil in Bulgaria
"In addition to Turkish tomatoes, which are sold as Bulgarian, olive oil - they take rapeseed oil, mix it with olive oil flavors, pour it into Greek bottles and sell it as Greek olive oil", the leader of "Edinenie" told Bulgaria ON AIR.
According to him, there is smuggling of powdered milk in Bulgaria - it is used to produce fresh milk, yellow cheese, and cheese. Hristanov believes that this is driving down the prices of raw milk and Bulgarian farmers are suffering.

"The state post offices will become a distribution channel. They will not sell goods. "They will serve to buy votes," warned Hristanov.