PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry will soon call in the Malaysian Muslim Restaurant Operators Association over claims that operating costs have risen by 10 to 30%.
Deputy Minister Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh said its enforcement division director-general Datuk Azman Adam had been tasked with obtaining detailed explanations, backed by evidence and supporting data.
"The ministry is committed to working with industry players to find a win-win solution, including examining supply chain factors, input costs and global pressures affecting operators.
"However, any price adjustment must be based on actual costs and cannot be made arbitrarily," she said in a statement on Saturday (March 28).
Fuziah added that the ministry would not hesitate to take firm action under the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 if there are elements of profiteering or unjustified price increases.
Recently, the association said restaurant operators are facing cost increases of between 10 and 30% due to global economic pressures.
Its president Mohamed Mosin Abdul Razak said the rise is due to supply chain disruptions, higher logistics costs, and global uncertainty, impacting raw materials, packaging, cooking gas and utilities. – Bernama
