She inquired about when the rise in prices for essential products such as meat, vegetable oil, and flour could be expected to stop.
This statement was responded to by Zhenaly Orozbaev, head of the Antimonopoly Service, who noted that the current legislation does not grant powers to regulate market prices.
According to him, control can only be exercised over 16 socially significant goods.
The deputy called for stricter price controls to ease the burden on ordinary citizens.
This issue was raised during the discussion of the draft law "On Amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Pricing," initiated by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers (second reading).
Note:
The list of socially significant goods for which temporary state price regulation may be introduced in the domestic market of the Kyrgyz Republic:
1. First-grade wheat flour;
2. Wheat bread made from first-grade flour (loaf), bakery products (flatbread);
3. Milk with a fat content of 2.5-3.2%;
4. Vegetable oil;
5. Butter (unsalted, at least 72.5% without fillers and vegetable fats);
6. Meat (beef and lamb, excluding boneless meat);
7. Granulated sugar;
8. Rice (white polished);
9. Pasta (vermicelli, spaghetti, and shells);
10. Chicken eggs;
11. Vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions);
12. Coal;
13. Gasoline grade Ai-92, diesel fuel;
14. Liquefied hydrocarbon gas (LPG);
15. Mineral fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, urea, ammophos);
16. Feed for agricultural animals, birds, and fish.
According to data from the National Statistical Committee, the annual inflation rate in 2025 was 9.4%, which means that prices for consumer goods and services increased by 9.4% over the year.
According to the National Statistics Committee, a significant increase in the price of fresh meat was recorded at 14.6%, vegetable oils at 18.4%, and flour at 4.9%.
