Law on entrepreneurship patent will never be modified, President said

The meat vendors protesting for two months in front of the Presidency and the Parliament will not be allowed to work using an entrepreneurship patent, President Voronin hints. He told a news conference on Wednesday that: “This law (on entrepreneurship patent – e.n.) will not be modified absolutely, categorically,” Info-Prim Neo reports. Vladimir Voronin says the meat vendors' protests are a political action. “The president of the Small Business Association, Eugen Roscovanu, is a member in the leadership of Moldova Noastra Alliance and executes the instruction of the party and of Serafim Urecheanu,” Vladimir Voronin said. The President believes the manifestations are being organized regularly to keep “the dynamics till the elections.” The organizers yet make “a catastrophic mistake,” says Vladimir Voronin. “At least, if they selected some thinner girls, worse dressed, to place in front of the Presidency. But they go with kilograms of gold on their hands and legs and protest for a trifle patent,” the President said. According to him, the merchants buy the meat from peasants at 10-12 lei/kg and sell it at 120 lei/kg. Vladimir Voronin says the Government will further favor the meat imports and will take steps to insure smaller prices on the market. The meat in Moldova is thrice more expensive than in Italy, the President says. The Parliament passed on May 29 a series of amendments to the Law on entrepreneurship patent. It now allows for the patent-based commerce, with certain restrictions, till 20017. The patent vendors may not sell underwear and apparel next to the skin, electric appliances, doors, windows and building materials. On the farmers are allowed to sell meat without patents. The other merchants, including the ones selling imported meat, have to start individual businesses. Earlier this week, the patent merchants warned they will block the railway in Ungheni and will organize “ample protests” as soon as the MPs return from holidays in September. They won't protest in front of the Presidential Palace till then.