Shop fined K30,000 for illegally increasing prices of items

The National National

THE Independent Consumer Competition Commission (ICCC) has found a firm illegally increasing prices of basic food items in its Goroka shop.
ICCC team leader Steven Sugul said it was in direct contravention of the state of emergency orders which warned business owners against increasing prices on food and other basic items during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The team had completed the inspection of shops in the National Capital District before moving on to Goroka town.
“In Goroka, we discovered that (named firm) has illegally increased prices on six different basic items – a fine of K5,000 per item,” he said.
“In one of our earlier inspections (at the shop), the price was inflated above 5 per cent which contravenes the emergency orders.”
The total fine will be K30,000.
The team also inspected other shops.

5 comments

  • Its long overdue ICCC. You slumbered. Please check all stores. The islands people are most hit by prices of stores goods and hardware materials about 3 times higher.

  • Good morning ICCC, thought we don’t have this organization here in PNG. Good to hear from you.. welcome in PNG.

  • ICCC, come down hia at Ramu shops and you will see for yourself.

    During company fort nights, prices of goods and services increase, and during loose weeks, prices drop. Haha

    What kind of sanguma is this?

Comments are closed.