Minister Ottley to increase “basket of goods” to 72 items and regulate bread price. | SMN NEWS

omarottley21012022PHILIPSBURG:--- The Basket of Goods controlled by the Government will increase to 72 items by the Ministry of Tourism Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT).

TEATT has also revised the cost and weight control policy on Bread. Its goal is to ensure that price control on Bread does not exclude imported loaves of Bread in the same weight category.
According to the acting Minister of TEATT, Omar Ottley, “The Basket of Goods or Commodity goods was last updated 14 years ago. Its price structure no longer reflects current pricing needs, and the contents also do not reflect the needs of ...


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