Price control on 13 items in conjunction with Christmas

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PUTRAJAYA: Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Comsumerism Ministry yesterday announced that 13 items would be price-controlled in conjunction with the Christmas celebration.

Its minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob told a press conference here yesterday that the price control would be effective for five days from Dec 23 to 27.

Under the price control scheme, the ceiling prices for the items are as follows: live chicken RM5.90 a kilogramme, standard chicken (RM7/kg), super chicken (RM7.80/kg), imported turkey (RM23.00/kg), local mutton with bones (RM35/kg).

Imported mutton with bones (RM19.50/kg), boneless imported mutton excluding thighs (RM23/kg), imported lamb thighs (RM24/kg), Grade A chicken eggs (RM 0.35 sen each), Grade B chicken eggs (RM0.34sen), Grade C chicken eggs (RM 0.33 sen), tomatoes(RM4/kg) and capsicum (RM8.50/kg).

Ismail Sabri said that 1,900 enforcement officers, 1500 monitoring personnel and 60,000 consumer squad members would be monitoring the situation to ensure compliance and that traders flouting the price control scheme would have to face the full brunt of the law.

Complaints on non-compliance can be emailed to [email protected] by calling toll-free number 1-800-886-800, SMS to 15888 by typing ‘KPDNKK ADUAN’ < details on violations> or reporting directly to the ministry’s offices nationwide. — Bernama