KOTA KINABALU: The Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme, in conjunction with the Deepavali celebration next week, will cover nine types of essential goods nationwide from this Thursday (Oct 16).
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the scheme, which would run until Oct 22, is aimed at ensuring price stability during the festive period and protecting consumers from unreasonable price hikes.
He said the items listed under the scheme include imported bone-in mutton, tomatoes, red chillies, small red onions and rose onions (from India), large imported shallots, Australian dhal beans, whole coconut (maximum price applicable at the wholesale level only) and grated coconut (maximum price applicable at the retail level only).
"This implementation takes into account feedback and input from industry players, to ensure they can fulfil their responsibilities without disrupting business operations.
"We also encourage traders to sell below the maximum price where possible, but not to exceed the ceiling set," he said.
He said this at a press conference after launching the scheme for Deepavali 2025, at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), here, on Monday (Oct 13).
The ministry was also collaborating with the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry to ensure the supply of goods during the festive period.
Armizan added that the controlled items would be labelled with pink price tags. The list of items and ceiling prices can also be checked via the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry's website, at www.kpdn.gov.my. – Bernama
