GEORGE TOWN, Sept 7 – Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah on Sunday asked the dealer be with us to implement the campaign to reduce prices in line with falling oil prices recently. He said the ministry wants the traders to cooperate in this matter for the benefit of all parties.
“We want to be traders help. We know how to do business taxable profit, but do not take a chance. When you’re a little down point to the cooperation. They have to come forward and do something and the users will also adore the traders,” he told reporters after opening of the Karnival Pengguna Pulau Pinang 2015 here on Sunday.
“I would move the enforcement in all areas to monitor any businesses taking advantage impose unreasonable prices. Meanwhile, we are for the time and also for the traders to reduce the prices. We also want to have to see, but we want to move so we can cooperation from merchants. If before any general (oil prices) rose, they raise their prices. Twice already the price of oil down, but (price) did not fall down,” he said.
“In another development, the ministry has inspected more than 1.5 million premises nationwide from January to September.
From the total, here were 5,724 cases had been prosecuted under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 and Weights and Measures Act 1972. We also have made the seizure, during which more than a million of our goods confiscated. At the same time there is also a dealer of our compounds. The obtained compound was RM782,000,” said Ahmad Bashah.
