The government tightens price controls on agricultural products – consumer products. instructs the Ministry of Commerce Control the cost of the product price, including wages, oil, raw materials, not just the cost of electricity.
Mr. Anucha Burapachaisri, Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs acting as spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that the Prime Minister has been monitoring the price situation of agricultural and consumer goods. Found that product prices remained stable. He therefore urged the Ministry of Commerce to monitor the price situation of essential goods for daily consumption. To have a close control of the cost of agricultural products and essential products, including fresh vegetables, pork, chicken, and eggs.
Department of Internal Trade et al. Has surveyed the commercial situation at department stores in Nonthaburi province and found that since April 17, 2023, people have come back to spend a lot as usual. After returning from other provinces during the Songkran Festival The price of goods remained stable, fresh food such as red pork, priced at 127-129 baht per kg, chicken thighs attached to the hip at 69 baht per kg, and number 3 eggs at 3.7 baht per kg, and other consumer products such as rice in bags and oil. Plants, sauces, canned food, milk, sweetened condensed milk/condensed milk, soap, shampoo, shower cream, detergent, laundry detergent Disposable diapers for children and adults no price increase
“Prime Minister Please take care of the prices of many items according to the market mechanism. Adjust up or down according to demand-supply. To have a close control of the cost of agricultural products, essential products such as fresh vegetables, pork, chicken and eggs. Although there are some internal and external factors that affect the cost of goods such as the cost of raw materials that change according to the situation in each period. each product category wages and energy costs such as electricity, fuel, etc. But there are still factors that can partially alleviate the cost burden of entrepreneurs, such as the baht appreciation compared to the middle of 2022 and diesel prices that have decreased from the July 2022 price of 35 baht/liter to 33 baht/liter to help alleviate the cost of living for people and help stimulate more spending, ”said Mr. Anucha
Source: Thai News Agency