Face masks and hand sanitiser have been added to this year’s price-stabilisation programme in HCM City to ensure stable supply during the COVID-19 period (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Facemasks and hand sanitiser have been added to the list of essential goodscovered by the price stabilisation programme in HCM City amid the COVID-19crisis.
Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee, has signed a decision on a plan to carryout this year’s programme, which will last until March 31, 2021.
The list of essential products include foodstuff such as rice, noodles andvermicelli, as well as sugar, cooking oil, eggs, meat, vegetable andseasonings.
The stabilised essential goods normally account for around 25-30 percent oftotal market demand, and up to 40 percent during Tet months.
During the COVID-19 pandemic period, these goods are accounting for 35-50 percentof market demand.
The city will ensure stabilised supply of 57.5 million face masks and 3.29million of hand sanitiser bottles (1.2 million litres) for the next threemonths.
Businesses in the stabilisation programme have to register prices oftheir stabilised goods with the Department of Finance. Prices of stabilisedgoods are 5-10 percent lower than the market price.
Manufacturers and distributors have been increasing their supply of face masks./.
VNA
