Help needed to arrest rising food prices
I refer to the report, “Inflation eases in June, but cost pressures persist” (July 24). The average citizen would prefer down-to-earth analysis — real prices at food courts and hawker centres — and what the Government is doing to help.
I refer to the report, “Inflation eases in June, but cost pressures persist” (July 24). The average citizen would prefer down-to-earth analysis — real prices at food courts and hawker centres — and what the Government is doing to help.
Hokkien mee is my favourite dish. Two years ago, at a food court near my home, I had a choice of $2.50 or $3 per plate. The former had two prawns, while the latter had three and slightly more of the other ingredients.
About a year ago, only the $3 version was served. Sometime at the start of this year, it went up to $3.20. Today, I must pay $3.50, for only two prawns and less of everything that used to cost $2.50. A stall at a coffee shop nearby started selling the same thing for $4.
This is but one example of the unabated rise in prices. A similar escalation in the prices of almost all food and drinks leaves consumers with little or no choice.
I hope our honourable Members of Parliament can offer sound advice and constructive measures to our Government to help us out of this predicament.