President of Belarus signs into action decree on setting prices for medicines, goods for medical purpose and medical equipment

On August 11 president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed into action decree #366 ‘On setting prices for medicines, goods for medical purpose and medical equipment’.

The document envisages the upper limit of wholesale and retail markups which are differentiated depending on the price of medicines, goods for medical purpose and medical equipment. The upper limit of wholesale and retail markups is fixed regardless of the country of origin of the goods.

As BelTA was told in the presidential press service, the markups fixed in the decree are lower than those that exist now.

The introduction of these markups for medicines and other medical goods would allow to ensure considerable economy of budgetary means.

More so, the decree envisages that the exchange rate of the National Bank will be applied if medical goods are purchased for foreign currency. This move would undoubtedly strengthen financial discipline in the health care establishments.