The group included First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, Head of the Federal Tax Service Daniil Egorov, Head of FAS Maxim Shaskolsky, Head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert and head of Rosstat Pavel Malkov.
The working group also includes assistant to the Prime Minister Igor Artemyev, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Alexei Uvarov and Director of the Department of Economic Development and Finance of the Government Vasily Toloko.
On December 9, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting on economic issues that the rise in prices was not related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Prosecutor General's Office instructed to conduct an audit in the Russian regions on the fact of rising prices for basic foodstuffs.
To contain the rise in prices, Mishustin gave a number of instructions.