The Minister of Industry and Trade asked that product supply and demand be ensured
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- 21:28 01/08/2022
DNHN - The Minister of Industry and Trade has recently signed and issued a public notice on increasing market inspection and supervision to safeguard the balance of products supply and demand, market stability, and social security.

According to the Government telegraph, the market management force uncovered 210,600 packs of colloidal cigarettes suspected of being shisha in Binh Duong in the previous week, and confiscated over 20 tons of items, including 76,804 cosmetic products and 2 products. In Ho Chi Minh City, containers holding more than 40 tons of commodities include outdated and worn garments. Smuggled products, counterfeit trademarks, and commodities prohibited from import and circulation may all be found in Ho Chi Minh City.
However, although the price of gasoline has initially fallen, the prices of many vital items servicing the people remain high, influencing supply and demand and stabilizing the market and people's lives.
In light of the foregoing, the Minister of Industry and Trade requested the Director General of the General Department of Market Management to direct the strengthening of supervision and management by localities, the implementation of professional measures, the development of plans and plans, participation in price stabilization work, and coordination with functional forces to closely inspect and supervise organizations and individuals that take advantage of market fluctuations in suction.
Timely market management summarizes and reports to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on market fluctuations of essential goods to serve the needs of production, business, and people's lives, particularly food products, food, construction materials, and medical equipment, through which specific proposals on controlling and stabilizing the prices of essential commodities are made.
To drastically direct the management by area, collect, verify, verify information, monitor and detect timely developments abnormality of goods circulating on the market, especially those that are essential for people's lives, for the heads of the Market Management Departments of provinces and centrally-run cities.
Simultaneously, it is necessary to immediately report to the General Department of Market Management, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the People's Committees of provinces and cities the status, causes, and solutions to abnormal fluctuations in prices, supply, and demand of these essential goods, particularly food, foodstuffs, construction materials, and medical equipment in the assigned area.
Take control of and collaborate in sharing information with other functional agencies in the Steering Committee 389 at all levels or relevant locations to identify and deal with firms and people that exploit the market. There are variations in supply and demand, commodity prices, and other odd phenomena to benefit illegally.
"The heads of the Market Management Departments of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall account to the Minister if they allow their units to violate their official obligations or engage in actions of taking advantage of market value fluctuations. Supply and demand, commodity prices as a result of epidemics, or other extraordinary changes to obtain unlawful gains without being scrutinized and handled ", according to the government telegram.
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