Face mask ceiling price set at RM1.20 beginning Aug 15, says minister
Thursday, 23 Jul 2020 02:22 PM MYTMinister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said the wholesale and retail ceiling prices of face masks will be reduced to RM1.15 and RM1.20 respectively starting August 15. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The wholesale and retail ceiling prices of face masks will be reduced beginning August 15, the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry announced today. Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said this in his Parliament in reply to a supplementary question by Datuk Sri Rohani Abdul Karim on the rationale of the new price announcement by Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba last week.“The wholesale and retail ceiling prices of face masks will be reduced to RM1.15 and RM1.20 respectively starting August 15, from the current RM1.45 and RM1.50 respectively,” he told the Dewan Rakyat.
Nanta explained that the rationale followed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on the government’s move to consider making face masks mandatory in public places in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. In view of the federal government’s proposal, he also assured the Dewan Rakyat that there was sufficient supply of face masks in the market.
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