The special task force to address inflation chairman said the programme would give access to the people to obtain cheaper goods weekly for 18 weeks until the end of the year.
"The programme will involve five ministries and would be based on a set of guidelines under the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry,”Annuar said the five ministries involved have started taking action to implement the sales programme according to the guidelines and would be monitored by the ministry.
The other ministries cooperating in the implementation of the programme are the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry, Rural Development Ministry and Federal Territories Ministry. Annuar said the Cooperatives Commission has put up a proposal on the involvement of the cooperative movement to sell essential goods including those under the price control scheme such as chicken, sugar, cooking oil, flour and rice at prices lower than the market rate.
He said the mechanism would involve thousands of cooperative shops nationwide capable to distribute essential products.Article type: free
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