Report: Cash register tape prices soar, deficit seen in regions

MOSCOW, Apr 1 (PRIME) -- The prices for cash register tapes have doubled or tripled since February, and there is deficit in some Russian regions, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Yevtukhov told channel Rossiya 24 on Friday.

"We have indeed detected a price increase, first of all, for the cash register tape, where it grew two to three times as compared with February, there is deficit in some regions," Yevtukhov said.

He also said that there was a price increase for office paper, but the prices have started to stabilize, returning to the levels of January and February.

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