Jinju-si Holds Price Stabilization Measures Meeting Ahead of Chuseok Holiday

Investigation of Essential Goods Prices, Intensive Crackdown on Unfair Practices

Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it held a 'Price Stabilization Measures Meeting for the Chuseok Holiday' attended by more than 20 members of the Price Countermeasures Working Committee and officials related to essential goods.

The meeting was attended by officials from related organizations involved in prices, including the Jinju Office of Education, Jinju Tax Office, Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, distribution companies, and consumer-related organizations, to discuss price stabilization measures for agricultural, livestock, and marine products, as well as personal service fees during the Chuseok holiday.

Jinju City is holding a meeting on price stabilization measures in preparation for the Chuseok holiday.

Additionally, each relevant department reported on price stabilization measures, and distribution companies and consumer-related organizations were urged to strive for sound commercial order and price stabilization management.

In this regard, the city plans to investigate price trends and supply and demand conditions for 16 major holiday items such as apples, pears, beef, pork, and croaker through price monitoring personnel in preparation for the Chuseok holiday, and will also conduct campaigns to stabilize prices and prevent consumer damage.

Furthermore, on the second and fourth Mondays of September, a mobile free legal and consumer counseling center will be operated, where professional counselors from Jinju City, YMCA, and YWCA will receive and handle consumer complaints and grievances on-site and provide counseling services on damage relief methods.

From the 22nd to the 27th, for four days, a field inspection team will be operated to guide and inspect price labeling systems, focusing on cracking down on unfair commercial practices, and during the Chuseok holiday period, a comprehensive price countermeasures situation room will be operated with staff on emergency duty.

A city official said, “We will do our best to manage price stabilization through continuous guidance and crackdowns so that citizens struggling with high prices can have a comfortable and warm Chuseok holiday.”

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