Prilep, 21 March 2022 (MIA) – The Ministry of Economy will brief the Government on the implementation of the set of anti-crisis measures, and if necessary, further measures will be passed for the purpose of softening price shocks, Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi said on Monday. “We have released the 26 measures aimed at protecting the people’s standard amid the global economic crisis. Individual institutions also have the option of implementing further measures, such as cancellation of certain customs taxes, considering the country’s trade with the EU in line with the Stabilization and Association Agreement and CEFTA,” Minister Bekteshi told reporters. According to him, measures could enlarge in case of a prolonged war in Ukraine. “As other countries, we would need supply of raw materials and final products. We will brief the Government at tomorrow‘s session on the implementation of the current measures, and if necessary, we will pass further measures in order to soften the price shocks, especially for products which trade margin is frozen,” noted Bekteshi.