Thailand: Expensive chili, Jurin threatens bright-headed vendors raising the price of the product with a heavy penalty

Published 2021년 1월 29일

Tridge summary

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, has directed provincial Department of Internal Trade and Commerce to monitor consumer goods prices closely to prevent excessive profiting and market turbulence. The department will investigate the price hike of chili, if it is due to seasonal reasons or excessive profiting. Those found to be exploiting consumers could face legal action, including fines and imprisonment. The potential penalties are severe, with fines not exceeding 140,000 baht and imprisonment not exceeding 7 years.
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Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister And the Minister of Commerce said that it instructed the provincial Department of Internal Trade and Commerce nationwide to closely monitor the situation of consumer goods prices nationwide. Especially not wanting to raise the price of the product that exploits the consumer more than necessary, for example, from the case of higher prices of various types of chili in the past. By allowing both the Department of Internal Trade and Commerce of the provinces in the Isan region to check that the higher price of chili Or a lot of that is caused by what, as has been reported by tracking the prices of such products is likely due to seasonal higher prices. But if it is taking advantage of excessive profit, you will face legal action. With the legal penalties considered severe, anyone who is making unreasonable profits makes the ...

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