<p>SKOPJE, June 26, 2013 – The Center for Civil Communications has announced today the Index of rationality 8 which compares prices by which different state institutions on central and local level buy the very same products and services. This eighth issue of the index is done for purchasing of work clothes, work shoes, benches, original and compatible toner cartridges, and for disinfection, desinsection and deratization service. The highest difference in the prices has been noted in purchasing of work clothes and the lowest in original toner cartridges:</p>
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<li>for work      clothes, as part of the occupational safety and health equipment, the      communal enterprises paid prices ranging from 1,263 to 4,956 for a set,      where the highest price paid for this product was 292% higher than the lowest price registered;</li>
<li>work shoes,      ankle-high, made of leather, were purchased at a price ranging from 870 to      2,596 denars, where the highest price paid for the shoes was 198% higher      than the lowest price;</li>
<li>benches      procured by the municipalities had prices ranging from 4,838 to 12,188      denars, and the highest price paid was 152% higher than the lowest one      registered in the Index;</li>
<li>original      toner cartridges were purchased at prices ranging from 3,622 to 4,552      denars, indicating price differences of up to one quarter, while for the      compatible toner cartridges the difference is even greater and is as high      as 100%, since the price paid per toner cartridge ranges from 998 to 2,006      denars.</li>
<li>for the      disinfection, disinsection, and deratization service the institutions paid      from 3,000 to 9,310 denars per 1000 m<sup>2</sup>. The highest      price is 210% higher than the lowest one registered in the Index.</li>
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<p>The Index of rationality is available <a href="images/stories/indeks 8 eng.pdf">here</a>. For more information call (02) 3213 513 or send message to <a href="mailto:center@ccc.org.mk">center@ccc.org.mk</a>.</p>
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