Published on: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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PUTRAJAYA: The Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for Aidilfitri 2021 will be implemented for 30 days from Wednesday (April 21) to May 20, involving 12 types of goods.
Announcing the scheme, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said it was implemented under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 as a measure to curb the increase in prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration.
“The effective period for SHMMP Aidilfitri 2021 is 22 days before the festival, on the day of the festival and seven days after that,” he said in a press conference here, Monday.
Under watch: Shoppers are seen at Chow Kit Market in Kuala Lumpur as business resumes amid the pandemic. GLENN GUAN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Over 3,000 officers have been conducting checks on prices of basic necessities, says Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
They included 2,266 enforcement officers and over 1,000 price monitoring officers, he said.
He said they had been conducting operations to ensure the public was not burdened by price hikes.
This was done in accordance with laws such as the Price Control and Anti-Profit Control Act, Trade Descriptions Act, Control of Supply Act and the Consumer Protection Act.In a statement yesterday, he said his ministry had taken action against traders who had unethically raised the price of goods.
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PUTRAJAYA – The Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMMP) for Aidilfitri 2021 will be implemented for 30 days from Wednesday (April 19) to May 20, involving 12 types of goods.
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi when announcing the scheme today said it was implemented under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 as a measure to curb the increase in prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan and ahead of the Aidilfitri celebration, he said.
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“The effective period for SHMMP Aidilfitri 2021 is 22 days before the festival, on the day of the festival and seven days after that,” he said in a press conference.
PETALING JAYA: Demand for certain essential food items is expected to remain high despite a modest Hari Raya Aidifitri celebration this year, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
“Although the celebrations are expected to be moderate due to the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP), demand is still there and is expected to rise before and during the festive period, ” said the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister.
For the first time, Nanta said, a 30-day enforcement period is being enforced for price-controlled items compared with the usual 14 days at festive seasons in previous years.
“The price controlled food items will cover 12 categories from eggs to chicken, beef and seafood.
Going rate: Customers looking at a price list held by a poultry trader at the Batu Lanchang market in George Town. LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has issued 21 show-cause notices to chicken suppliers here under Ops Catut 8.0 for unreasonable price hike.
State director Mohd Ridzuan Ab Ghapar said they were in the midst of identifying the cause and source of the price hike in markets and would continue to monitor retail prices.
“We will monitor the price hike through Ops Catut 8.0, which was launched on Thursday and will go on until April 22.