BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 13. Some shady entrepreneurs try to take advantage of that by raising prices without any reason, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a meeting dedicated to the results of the first quarter of 2022, Trend reports.
"I have been told that inflation has risen to 18 percent in the last three months. This is a high figure, of course. But we must also know that part of this is imported inflation. Because the rising prices of food and other products in the world are, of course, also affecting our domestic prices. At the same time, I must note that the income of the population increased by about 20 percent in three months, and if we compare inflation with population incomes, we will see that real incomes increase. But this does not mean that we should ignore that. Therefore, it is necessary to take and strengthen anti-inflation measures. Of course, the main issue here is to prevent artificial price increases. Because in such cases, in such a geopolitical situation, some shady entrepreneurs try to take advantage of that by raising prices without any reason. Special attention should be paid to this," the head of state said.