The government will impose the Movement Control Order (MCO) Maximum Price Scheme from tomorrow until April 28, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said the scheme would ensure control over the prices of 12 daily essentials such as chicken, chicken eggs, cooking oil, wheat flour and kembong fish.
“Details of the mechanism of the MCO Maximum Price Scheme will be announced by the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP).
"The government takes heed of the people’s complaints about the attitude of some unscrupulous traders who raise prices of essential goods," he told the daily MCO press conference here today.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri also stressed that there was no reason for panic buying as there were sufficient supply of food and other daily essentials.
He also said that KPDNHEP enforcement personnel yesterday inspected 1,133 business premises, which included 844 retailers, 260 wholesalers and 29 manufacturers.
Asked about the implementation of the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the Ramadan e-bazaar, he said the matter would be discussed in a Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Tue Apr 14 2020
Ismail Sabri said the scheme would ensure control over the prices of 12 daily essentials such as chicken, chicken eggs, cooking oil, wheat flour and kembong fish. - BERNAMA
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