PUTRAJAYA: A total of 10 food and beverage sales associations have been asked to gather feedback from members and submit a memorandum of proposals regarding amendments to the Control of Supplies Regulations 2021, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said the memorandum should be submitted to the technical review committee on amendments, chaired by the ministry's secretary-general.
He said an engagement session with the 10 associations was held on Tuesday (June 10)
to scrutinise proposed amendments to restrictions on the use of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in trade and business, including considering the needs of micro and small-scale food and beverage vendors.
"Various recommendations and views have been put forward. Among the matters to be considered are amendments to parameters related to the definition of the size of the businesses involved.
"Additionally, careful consideration is needed for business ownership status, quantity requirements, control and reporting mechanisms, monitoring and enforcement effectiveness, and strategies to curb leakages comprehensively," he said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
The Cabinet meeting on June 5 had agreed to the ministry's recommendation to amend the regulations gazetted in 2021 but details on several matters need to be finalised to ensure legal clarity.
Also present at the session was Rasah MP Cha Kee Chin, who is the chairman of the Special Select Committee on Domestic Trade, Entrepreneurship, Cost of Living and Agriculture. – Bernama
