OREANDA-NEWS In Russia, it is necessary to establish a special working regime for returning Western companies in order to monitor product prices. This was stated in an appeal addressed to the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov, RT reports.

“I ask you to consider the possibility of establishing a special working regime for such organizations (for up to six months) in terms of monitoring the growth in the retail cost of the item,” the deputy said.

Milonov added that after the return, many brands may unreasonably start to overprice their range.

He recalled that many Western companies have suspended their activities in Russia. However, the companies themselves do not seriously plan to leave the Russian market.

At the end of April, the Financial Times wrote that Western companies were suffering big losses as a result of a "painful exit" from Russian projects. As an example, the authors of the material cited a French bank that was forced to sell its business in Moscow, losing €3.1 billion in the process.

At the same time, oil and automotive companies have realized that there are not many people on the market who want to buy their assets, and their departure from Russia will cost them dearly. At the same time, representatives of this business are concerned about returning to Russia in the future. However, as the FT columnists conclude, that prospect is currently hazy.