Monitor prices, strictly handle hoarding and unreasonable price increases after the storm

This is one of many instructions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in the telegram on strengthening the supply of essential goods to serve people in localities affected by storm No. 3.

Telegrams sent to the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development, Information and Communications, Education and Training, Health, Transport; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

After the storm, the price of cruciferous vegetables fluctuated between 40-55 thousand VND/kg (Photo: Hong Hanh).

Emphasizing the need to ensure the supply of food, foodstuffs and essential necessities for the people, the Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to direct agencies and units in the area to organize support of food, foodstuffs, necessities, medicines and daily necessities for households affected by storm No. 3, especially households in isolated and difficult-to-reach areas.

In particular, the Prime Minister noted strengthening market management and supervision, especially of food, foodstuffs, gasoline, and essential goods, ensuring that there is no hoarding, unreasonable price increases, or violations, and strictly handling violations.

Provinces closely follow market developments, prices, supply and demand of essential goods serving consumption, production and business in the area to proactively take practical, timely and effective solutions within their authority.

The Minister of Industry and Trade is responsible for closely following domestic market developments, the supply and demand situation of essential goods to serve production, business, study, medical treatment and people's lives, especially essential goods, ensuring market stability, supply and demand, and smooth circulation of goods.

Direct relevant units to promptly handle unusual price fluctuations and supply and demand of essential goods.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is assigned to proactively coordinate with the police, military, transportation, health, and education forces to increase the transportation of essential goods, gasoline, medicine, textbooks, and school supplies to areas that are currently isolated, isolated, disadvantaged, and in need...

Carry out coordination between provinces and cities affected by rain and floods with other provinces and cities when requested by localities to ensure the maintenance of essential goods supply for students and patients in localities affected by rain and floods.

The Ministry needs to direct all market management forces to strengthen supervision and management by area, deploy professional measures, develop plans and coordinate with functional forces to conduct inspections and supervision, promptly detect and strictly handle organizations and individuals who take advantage of the impact of storm No. 3 to speculate, hoard goods, increase prices or commit other violations according to the provisions of law.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also needs to direct the Vietnam Electricity Group and relevant units to prioritize ensuring power supply for pumping stations serving flood control, flood prevention, and providing clean water for consumption and fresh water for production and business.

In addition, the Prime Minister also assigned the task of supporting plant and animal varieties to help people restore production immediately after the storm; objectively, honestly and comprehensively reflecting the domestic commodity market, avoiding causing public panic; immediately repairing houses, schools, hospitals, and school supplies damaged by the storm; urgently clearing broken and fallen trees on the roads...

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