In order to receive citizens' appeals on the facts of inflated prices for socially important food products in large retail chains and supermarkets in the regions of Kazakhstan, gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, taxi services and aggregators, the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition informs about the creation of a "hotline" in all regions of Kazakhstan.
Nur-Sultan Food Hotline:
8 778 668 1841, 8 775 592 6169,
8 (7172) 75-04-65, 74-27-38
Hotline in Nur-Sultan for liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, diesel fuel, taxi services and aggregators:
8 (7172) 74 99 14, 74-96-64, 74-34-01, 74-31-26, 74-90-52
"Hotline" in the regions:
Regarding the facts of excess prices for food, gas, gasoline and diesel fuel, taxi services in Almaty and Almaty region due to the instability of communication in these regions, please contact the hotline of the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition in Nur-Sultan.
For its part, the Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition warns market entities that the facts of setting and maintaining prices (price collusion), unjustified restrictions on the production or sale of goods, as well as abuse of a dominant or monopoly position in terms of creating an artificial shortage for goods are qualified under Article 159 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, entail a fine for small or medium-sized businesses in the amount of 3%, for large businesses – 5% of the revenue received as a result of monopolistic activity, with the confiscation of monopoly income.