TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER PAULA GOPEE-SCOON SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT THE RECENT PRICE OF FLOUR WOULD HAVE ON VULNERABLE GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY.
• ACCORDING TO GOPEE-SCOON, AT THE POST-CABINET PRESS BRIEFING ON THURSDAY 23rd JUNE, 2022, THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING OPTIONS TO HELP THOSE THE PRICE INCREASES WILL AFFECT THE MOST BUT WILL GET BACK TO THE CITIZENS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ON HOW IT INTENDS TO HELP.
• SHE ALSO ASKED RETAILERS AND WHOLESALERS TO BE REASONABLE AND KEEP CITIZENS IN MIND WHILE ADJUSTING THEIR PRICES.
