To control prices, the Cabinet of Ministers approved an action plan for 2025 on February 13 (Order No. 72-r), which included measures to limit price growth and improve the saturation of the domestic market.
On February 10, an agreement was signed between the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Antimonopoly Regulation Service, and flour mills. This agreement aims to ensure the availability of wheat flour and feed and will be in effect until December 31, 2025.
An agreement has been signed to stabilize prices for flour.
A project on sugar has also been agreed upon, which includes the Antimonopoly Regulation Service, JSC "Kainy-Kant," JSC "Koshoy," and retail chains. Under this agreement, networks with billing systems will sell sugar at reduced prices, limiting purchases to 1 kg per day on a loyalty card with a markup of no more than 2 soms/kg. For purchases over 1 kg, the markup should not exceed 7 soms/kg. For networks without a billing system, the maximum markup is set at 5 soms/kg.
The situation with petroleum products was also under control: the Antimonopoly Regulation Service held working meetings with major oil traders to discuss the availability of fuel and lubricants and to prevent shortages in the face of external factors and antimonopoly legislation.
From August 11, state regulation of meat prices will begin.
From August 11, 2025, temporary state regulation of meat prices (beef and lamb, excluding boneless) will be introduced, which implies the establishment of maximum retail prices in the regions. From October 1, 2025, similar state regulation of coal prices will be implemented for a period of 90 days with the determination of maximum prices.
The Cabinet of Ministers banned catering establishments from charging service fees starting January 1, 2026.
Additionally, on October 14, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 663, which amended trading rules: unified requirements were established for the formation and presentation of information on the cost of catering services. On December 3, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers issued Resolution No. 777 introducing a ban on the export of coal by road for six months (codes 2701 and 2702 of the EAEU Customs Nomenclature), except for the border crossings "Irkeshtam-road" and "Torugart-road."
