The Ministry of Commerce has implemented a new regulation. The regulation, which will come into effect on March 1, requires that the discount rate of a product to be discounted is calculated from the lowest price in the last 30 days, not the last price.
Today’s issue of the Official Gazette contains a regulation that concerns all consumers. Ministry of Commerce The regulation made by the company brings a remarkable criterion for discounts, which is the subject of various discussions from time to time. According to this regulation, the previous price of a product to be discounted is not the label price before the discount. Based on lowest price in last 30 days.
The regulation in the Official Gazette, As of March 1 will come into effect. Thus, the discounts will be determined over the prices in February. With this move, the Ministry of Commerce “first overlay then discount“. We will see over time how the regulation can be controlled and how effective it will be.
The regulation in the Official Gazette is as follows:
“The sale price of the good or service subject to discounted sale, the price before the discount, tariffs, price lists and labels are shown. applied within thirty days based on the lowest price. When calculating the discount amount or rate on the labels of perishable goods such as fruits and vegetables, the price before the discounted price is taken as a basis. Regarding these matters burden of proof belongs to the seller or provider.”
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