KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will immediately implement three steps to monitor chicken prices following the discontinuation of subsidies and price controls, which took effect yesterday.
Acting Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the first step involves the continuation of monitoring and enforcement through the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act of 2011, and if necessary, the Competition Act of 2010.
"The second step is to introduce targeted mitigation according to specific areas that are facing issues," he said at the press conference after launching the special discount card for Menu Rahmah today.
In addition, Armizan said the ministry will persist with intervention programmes, particularly in Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan, and the Peninsula, where chicken prices have exceeded RM9.40 per kilogram.
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As for the intervention programmes, he said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had ordered more Rahmah Sales and Madani Agro Sales to be held to ensure that the people have access to chicken supplies at a reasonable price. — Bernama
