Montenegro’s Minister of Economic Development, Nik Đeljošaj, has called on citizens to boycott imported products in stores, stating that “populism and politicization are not beneficial in economic actions.”
In an interview with CdM, he commented on the announcement of a boycott of retail chains in Montenegro, inspired by similar actions in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, aimed at protesting high prices.
“I encourage citizens to spend their money in Montenegro, in our stores, and buy only domestic products. I take this opportunity to suggest that the focus of non-governmental organizations and all social actors should be to boycott imported products in stores. We should organize as a society to designate one day a week (for example, January 31) or more days in the month to unite and buy only domestic products in our stores,” said Đeljošaj.
He added that now is the time to support domestic and local production.
“Only by doing so can we reduce the high level of imports, and only in this way can we progress as a country and achieve economic prosperity,” Đeljošaj stated. He also mentioned that the rise in product prices in stores has been halted through the “Price Limitation” initiative, which, according to him, has been confirmed by media analyses and Monstat.
“At the same time, we have stopped inflation, as confirmed by EUROSTAT data. Considering these concrete results and successes, I announce that we will decisively continue the ‘Price Limitation’ initiative from February onwards. We should all support the good decisions of the Government of Montenegro, especially when they show excellent results,” he concluded in his statement to CdM.
