Tackle egg prices as a supply issue, govt urged

Egg-cellent news: A worker amending the pricing of eggs at a supermarket in Subang Jaya. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: While there are benefits to cheaper eggs, experts and stakeholders say subsidising egg prices will not solve the supply issue.

Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng said that while reduced egg prices would help mitigate the effects of inflation, channelling subsidy savings towards raising output would be better in the long run.