Controlling Lunar New Year Prices... Daegu City Implements Stability Measures for 33 Agricultural, Fishery, and Livestock Products Linked with Districts and Counties

Stabilization of Shopping Cart Prices, Guidance and Inspection for Compliance with Price Labeling System Implementation

Daegu city officials are preparing measures to reduce the burden on ordinary citizens in celebration of the Lunar New Year holiday.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Daegu City announced on the 8th that it has designated a special price stabilization period until February 2nd in preparation for the Seol holiday and has prepared measures to stabilize the supply and demand of essential goods.

Daegu City, together with 8 districts and counties, will operate a comprehensive price countermeasure situation room to share supply and demand management and price stabilization measures for essential goods.

From the 10th to the 28th, price surveys will be expanded and conducted on 33 items including 16 agricultural, livestock, and marine products, 12 daily necessities, and 5 personal service fees at traditional markets and large supermarkets.

As part of the supply stabilization measures, the city plans to establish price stability and commercial order through guidance and inspections to ensure compliance with price labeling and to block unfair trade.

The survey results will be posted on the city’s website under living information to help citizens make more economical purchases.

Also, the Nonghyup Daegu Regional Headquarters will sell essential goods at prices 10-30% cheaper than usual through the Daegu Nonghyup Direct Market (27th-28th) and Hanaro Mart branches (24th-28th) via hometown agricultural and livestock product direct trading markets.

Jung Haeyong, Deputy Mayor for Economy of the district office, said, “Although consumer prices have surged during the Seol holiday, placing a heavy burden on households, the public and private sectors will cooperate organically to do their best to stabilize the supply of essential goods and the prices of shopping baskets.”

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