Vietnam steps up price controls before New Year

Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang urged closer monitoring and analysis of market price movements, particularly for essential goods, to promptly introduce measures that ensure smooth market operations and keep inflation under control ahead of, during and after Tet. — VNA/VNS

HANOI: The Finance Ministry has called for stronger price management before, during and after Tet, the Lunar New Year, to prevent abnormal fluctuations during the peak holiday period when consumer demand typically surges.

Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang, in Directive 03/CT-BTC issued recently, urged closer monitoring and analysis of market price movements, particularly for essential goods, to promptly introduce measures that ensure smooth market operations and keep inflation under control ahead of, during and after Tet.