AMMAN — Head of the Consumer Protection
Society Muhammad Obeidat urged the government to form a higher committee
involving the Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Consumer Protection
Society, and the government to set price ceilings and monitor prices, instead
of leaving matters to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, according to Jo24.
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Obeidat said that the current rises in food prices
are unjustified and unacceptable, and that traders who practice monopoly make
millions from the citizens’ pockets.
Obeidat said that most of the items were imported
before the crisis, and the government must set ceilings on their prices, and
must do an inventory of goods imported after the crisis and set price ceilings
for them as well, since the Ministry of Industry and Trade set the price
ceilings without any studies.
Obeidat criticized the ministry’s silence vis-à-vis
the rising prices, pointing out that previous governments used to consult the
society before making decisions.
According to Obeidat, a study conducted by the
society shows that the prices of some items increased only slightly and those
of some other items returned to their normal prices after having increased. He
said that he handed the study over to the Royal Court.
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