
One of the effective tools to curb the growth of prices for socially important food products is preferential lending to retail facilities through a "revolving scheme" - the allocation of borrowed funds by akimats for participants of the trading system at a preferential interest.
This allows retail chains to expand the volume of products purchased from local manufacturers, including through the conclusion of forward contracts, and manufacturers to fix the selling price for their goods.
By receiving preferential loans, retail chains assume counter obligations to restrain prices for certain volumes of certain types of products.
As a result, these goods are sold at prices below market prices by an average of 15-20%. The situation is similar with manufacturers who, in exchange for a preferential facilitated loan, undertake to supply a certain volume of products at a reduced fixed cost.
Recall that such a scheme provides working capital for manufacturers and for networks, allows them to build medium- and long-term price balancing programs. Thus, the cost of socially significant food products is fixed at the time of conclusion of the contract. This avoids significant seasonal price fluctuations.
In Aktobe region, 1,500,0 billion tenge was allocated for the "revolving scheme". On January 19 of this year, business entities were identified in the region to issue a loan under the "revolving scheme": Ramazan LLP - 460.0 million tenge, NAMK LLP - 20.0 million tenge, Tau Agrofirma LLP - 100.0 million tenge, Martuk Day LLP - 50.0 million tenge, which will supply pasta, dairy products (kefir, milk, cottage cheese, butter), eggs to retail chains and markets of Aktobe at reduced fixed prices during the year.