The answer to this question was provided by the head of the Antimonopoly Service, Jenaly Orozbaev, who noted that the current legislation does not allow for price regulation in the market as a whole. He also added that the antimonopoly service can only control prices for 16 socially significant goods.
During the discussion, Deputy Talieva called for stricter price controls to ease the financial burden on ordinary citizens. This issue was raised in the context of the consideration of the draft law "On Amendments to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Pricing," which was initiated by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and was at the stage of the second reading.
Reference:
List of goods for which temporary state price regulation may be applied 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 additives and vegetable fats);
6. Meat (beef and lamb, excluding boneless meat);
7. Granulated sugar;
8. Rice (white polished);
9. Pasta (vermicelli, spaghetti, and horns);
10. Chicken eggs;
11. Vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions);
12. Coal;
13. Gasoline grade A-92 and diesel fuel;
14. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG);
15. Mineral fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, urea, ammophos);
16. Feed for agricultural animals, poultry, and fish.
According to the National Statistical Committee, the inflation rate in 2025 was 9.4%, which means that over the year, prices for consumer goods and services increased by this percentage. According to the NSC, prices for fresh meat rose by 14.6%, vegetable oils by 18.4%, and flour by 4.9%.
