PETALING JAYA: More than 3,000 personnel under the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will be acting as “price monitors” across the country to prevent profiteering by unscrupulous traders following the recent diesel subsidy rationalisation. The ministry said some 900 of these officers will monitor any trend in price changes or unreasonable price hikes after the government kicked off the targeted diesel subsidy on June 10. A ministry spokesman said the 900 are in addition to over 2,200 personnel from its enforcement division who will go on daily rounds nationwide to carry out price surveillance in response to public complaints. “If consumers find that prices are higher and were raised after the implementation of the targeted diesel subsidy, they can report it to the ministry by providing detailed information. “Such information should include the location of the business premises and the ‘before and after’ prices of the goods.

Source: The Star June 23, 2024 02:32 UTC