Market traders who purposely hike up the prices of their goods and those who fail to put up price signs will not be slapped with compounds as was previously done, but will now be charged in court. Before, traders were issued a compound of RM100. But this did not affect the traders as the penalty was probably a small sum for them.
According to Johor Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry director Ayub Rahman, the new rules were enforced to ensure market traders did not cheat their customers.
“Traders caught violating the Weight and Measures Act or the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act will be charged in court. With this new regulation, traders should be serious about proper labelling and pricing of goods,” he said.
This new regulation was implemented in conjunction with the nationwide launch of Ops Harga 2.0.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ahmad Maslan said that people should boycott shops that were selling goods at unreasonable prices.
“The Government reduced subsidies for oil and sugar and increased the electricity tariff but these things should not cause such a massive increase in the price of items across the board. In fact, the increase should only be minimal. That’s why I urge the people to boycott shops that overcharge or increase the prices of their goods at an unreasonable rate,” he said.
Story and quote from: The Star
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