Price of essential goods will not go up this year

Stocking up: People shopping at Econsave supermarket in Setapak. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Prices of essential goods, especially subsidised items, will remain stable throughout the year, says Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub.

The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said the ministry’s surveys indicated that chicken, eggs, RON95 and diesel prices remain the same.