On buying and selling goods at stable prices during the Lunar New Year

(Baonghean.vn) - Our country's inflation rate in 2011 is quite high (about 20%) compared to recent years. Almost every year, many essential goods will increase in price during the Lunar New Year.

Especially this year, some items are always at a high level called "ceiling" at the end of the calendar year without decreasing. So when the Lunar New Year comes, from that "ceiling" price, it will climb to another higher "ceiling", if the inflation control measures are not effective. In recent years, many localities have supported interest rates for businesses to buy goods to stabilize prices during Tet to serve the people, but how much benefit the people will get is hard to know?!

This year, our province plans to allocate tens of billions of dong from the budget to support interest rates for some units to buy goods for business reserves in order to stabilize prices, so that people can celebrate the Year of the Dragon with less difficulty. However, not everyone knows where to buy goods at stable prices, and whether or not they can actually buy at a "stable price" is another matter (because last year there were places that sold stabilized goods at higher prices than non-stabilized prices!).

In order for people to enjoy the benefits from the State budget, in my opinion, the following aspects should be noted:

- Relevant State management agencies are responsible for checking the prices of essential goods before Tet to have measures to check and control units that are granted interest rate support for loans to buy goods by the province to stabilize prices to serve the people and ensure the quality of goods.

- Widely announce the locations and stores selling "stabilized" prices so that the majority of people know and buy, especially for people in mountainous areas, ethnic minorities, and rural areas.

- After Tet, we should organize a review of the interest rate support fund to evaluate the effectiveness of the capital to practically improve people's lives during the traditional Tet holiday or not, to avoid the loss of the State budget without the people enjoying it...

Hopefully, all levels, sectors, and units will be responsible and do a good job of implementing the above issues for the people. Hopefully, when our people shop for Tet goods this year, prices will not fluctuate too much!

Dang Cao Tri