The Ministry of Economy revealed that it has agreed with sales outlets and cooperative societies in Abu Dhabi to launch an initiative that includes reducing the prices of goods used in the Ramadan season by rates ranging from 50 to 90% depending on the quality of the commodity and its importance to consumers in the country while providing outlets and associations in support of these goods at the time to create A type of competition between outlets in the state markets
In a press statement after the meeting with the sales outlets and major cooperative societies in Abu Dhabi today, the Ministry clarified that it demanded the sales outlets to increase the number of price detector devices before the next Ramadan, to obey the consumers ’comments, listen to their demands and complaints, and resolve them directly and quickly to increase confidence between the two sides, and also called for activating the existence initiative Counter to oversee payment funds in the event of crowding, especially during peak times in Ramadan, to reduce crowding and facilitate consumers' access to needs easily and conveniently.
The ministry noted that the outlets pledged to provide all the basic commodities needed by the consumer during the Ramadan season and prepare early for the supply from various and various markets in order to avoid any shortage and in order to obtain the best supply prices.
The Director of the Consumer Protection Department at the Ministry of Economy, Dr. Hashem Al-Nuaimi, confirmed that the Ministry agreed with sales outlets and cooperative societies in Abu Dhabi to launch an initiative that includes reducing the prices of goods used in the month of Ramadan by rates ranging from 50 to 90% depending on the quality of the commodity and its importance to consumers in the country with the provision of Sales outlets and associations in support of these goods in a timely manner to create a kind of competition between outlets in the country’s markets
Al-Nuaimi said in a press statement after meeting with the sales outlets and cooperative societies in Abu Dhabi yesterday that the ministry prepared early for the coming month of Ramadan by setting a plan in cooperation and coordination with the sales outlets and associations where I asked the major outlets and associations during the meeting to provide early statements that include the number of goods that are reduced Reduction ratios and support amounts.
Al-Naimi pointed out that the coming period will witness similar meetings with sales outlets and associations in various emirates of the country.