Govt to create various mediums for public to channel information on inflation, says minister

Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (next still left) chatting with traders throughout a food stuff cost survey at the Siti Khadijah Central Industry in Kota Baru, July 2, 2022. — Bernama pic

Saturday, 02 Jul 2022 6:09 PM MYT

KOTA BARU, July 2 — The authorities will produce several mediums to aid the public in channelling facts on the recent circumstance of inflation and products rate hike, mentioned Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

In this regard, Annuar, who is also the chairman of the Exclusive Activity Power on Jihad In opposition to Inflation, mentioned the undertaking force was currently searching at extra efficient communication channels, this sort of as generating a internet site and setting up an enforcement network or a hotline for the public to lodge issues.

He said, so far, the special task force had acquired a recommendation to aid 1,800 customers of the Keluarga Malaysia local community to examine the price maximize circumstance at the grassroots level through the region.

“In the course of my checks at various marketplaces, some buyers experienced voiced out their views on the lack of information on the present-day prices of items these kinds of as chicken.

“We will explore the issue at the future committee conference so that the public can see what the authorities is performing, as properly as express their sights and thoughts,” he said following conducting a cost check out at the Siti Khadijah Marketplace below now.

Elaborating, Annuar said the action taken by the govt to supply subsidies and established the ceiling price for regular chicken had specified a optimistic influence.

He explained it was also located that there was an adequate offer of uncooked chicken and most traders complied with the established ceiling value and the situation seemed to have returned to normal.

“We hope this predicament will keep on to improve. The government will scrutinise the make a difference, especially these involving the poultry sector to be certain that the offer is often sufficient,” he stated.

In a further improvement, Annuar reported the distinctive undertaking pressure experienced found irregularities in the provide of subsidised cooking oil with some of them getting bought on the net.

“We know that now there is a lack of subsidised cooking oil in the market. Even so, 3 days in the past we detected this oil getting offered on the net.

“As for non-subsidised cooking oil, the offering price tag relies upon on earth palm oil prices. The government cannot intervene since the public has the possibility of purchasing less costly cooking oil (subsidised oil),” he said. — Bernama