Brest entrepreneurs refuse to go to work

Small businesses in Brest do not want to trade without documents.

Alena Kustus, the head of the Central Universal Department Store, informed, Radio Racyja reports.

Entrepreneurs are ready to return to work only in case of the abolition of the mandatory certificates for products of light industry in the framework of the Customs Union.

"We will start working when something is done in our favor, when they reconsider the Decree No. 222 and meet our interests. First, what is "residual stock"? It is our unsold seasonal goods. Now 80% of entrepreneurs have no funds to import goods and pay such money", Alena Kustus says.

It should be reminded that Belarus has recently held Entrepreneurs Forum, where the government put an end to hopes of entrepreneurs to resolve the conflict taking into account their views: on March 1 a sensational Decree No. 222 comes into effect and it will be forbidden to trade without proper accompanying documents. In case of violations entrepreneurs will be fined Br9 million and goods will be confiscated.

Over the past few months there were held mass checks and confiscations.

On March 1 entrepreneurs refused to go to work. All major Minsk and regional markets were empty. Half announcements said pavilion owners' were "on holidays". Many "left for goods", some had a "day off" or frankly announced they suspended their job until the circumstances would be clarified.

The day before yesterday the representatives of small businesses were given the right to sale goods without certificates, but it was only formally. It was not legally adopted.