PM says Russian govt nods rules of bread cost compensation

MOSCOW, Dec 18 (PRIME) -- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has approved the rules of cost compensation to bread bakers, according to a statement seen by PRIME on Friday.

"The refund amounts to 2,000 rubles per tonne of bread or bakery products with a short shelf life (of up to five days). The organization that receives the compensation must fix product prices," the statement read.

The support for small bakeries, producing about 15 tonnes per day, will amount to about 1 million rubles per month, for large companies, making at least 60 tonnes of bread per day, more than 3.6 million rubles.

(72.9781 rubles – U.S. $1)

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