Soft drinks to increase prices by 2 baht at the end of this month Found secretly selling palm oil above the ceiling price of 55 baht for a while. President of the Thai Wholesale-Retail Association objection to the blue flag event Worried that the rich will buy them all.
from the case of a grocery store in Suphan Buri province Prepare to raise the price of famous brands of soft drinks After the distributor of soft drink brands said to the store that In late January will increase the price by another 2 baht from the original size of 300 ml. Sell for 10 baht, increase to 12 baht.
About this matter, January 16, 2022, Facebook Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, a news worker reported that Mr. Somchai Phornratanacharoen, president of the Thai Wholesale-Retail Association, said that there was a signal to adjust the price of soft drinks from the big black water camp operators. one In late December 2021 (before the new year)
with the request to adjust the promotion due to increased production costs As a result, the retail price in the storefront has moved up an average of about 1 baht per bottle, but there is no announcement or notification to the dealer or the association that there will be an official price increase.
However, the price adjustment of soft drinks products does not require approval from the Department of Internal Trade. Only entrepreneurs must inform the department of price increases and reasons because this type of product is not a controlled product.
while the Daily News online Additional reports on some store finds Secretly selling palm oil at a price above the ceiling of 56-57 baht per bottle. In this regard, Mr. Somchai confirmed that palm oil is still sold at the ceiling price of 55 baht per bottle. There has not been any price increase.
However, I would like to suggest that the government let go of the actual price structure and should allow consumers to accept when they are expensive and when they are cheap. And must explain clearly why the price increases. If palm oil is expensive, it is advisable to turn to other types of oil instead, such as soybean oil.
In the case of the Ministry of Commerce Ask for cooperation from entrepreneurs selling cheap blue flag products. to help reduce the cost of living for the people disagree because it is like buying expensive things to sell at a cheap price Do not use tax money to help compensate for this. should be released according to the market mechanism They also worry that most of the blue flag merchandise will end up in the hands of the rich who buy them all. As for the poor, they can’t afford to buy.
Thank you information from Daily News Online, Facebook Sorayuth Sutasanachinda, news reporter
