Brunei: Economic planning department monitoring price hike in country very closely

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Aug 17 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei's Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), Ministry of Finance and Economy is monitoring the price increase of essential goods, in particular face masks, hand sanitisers, cooking oil, rice, baby formula, chicken, beef, eggs and garlic, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah said.

He said consumers should use the PenggunaBijak application to compare prices and options as the price of goods varies from a store to another, subject to factors such as source of supply, quality and capacity.