Trade Ministry mandates price reductions and sampling events for a festive atmosphere on election day
The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade in Belarus has issued instructions to regional executive committees and the Minsk City Executive Committee regarding voter service organization for the elections to the House of Representatives of the 6th convocation on September 11, 2025.
According to the instructions, signed by Deputy Minister Irina Narkevich, trade institutions are encouraged to offer a diverse range of catering products, including Belarusian national cuisine, fruits, drinks, souvenirs, and printed products. Discounts on certain goods and catering services are recommended, although the specific discounts were not detailed in the instructions.
The Ministry's recommendations also include organizing tastings as part of the voter service, creating a festive atmosphere, ensuring high-quality service, and making catering services attractive. The Ministry suggests allowing cashless payments for buyers during the elections through BelKart cards, Visa, and MasterCard.
However, the instructions do not provide any information about how the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade in Belarus is organizing voter services in terms of creating a festive atmosphere, quality service, catering diversity, discounts, tastings, or cashless payments at polling stations or voter service points related to this event.
For more details, the document outlining the instruction can be viewed at this link. As the election date approaches, official announcements or news about voter service organization in Belarus for the September 11 elections are expected to be published by official Belarusian government election bodies or the Ministry itself.
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