{"id":17141,"date":"2022-06-25T09:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/key-measures-to-make-essential-products-accessible-to-the-population"},"modified":"2022-06-25T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T10:50:16","slug":"key-measures-to-make-essential-products-accessible-to-the-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/key-measures-to-make-essential-products-accessible-to-the-population","title":{"rendered":"Key measures to make essential products accessible to the population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy, enumerated key Governmental decisions catered for in the Budget 2022-23, to ensure that essential products are and remain accessible to the population.<br \/>\nHe announced that in order to maintain the retail price of \u201cPain maison\u201d at Rs 2.60, Rs 1.4 billion will be provided for a subsidy of Rs 591.25 on a pack of 25 kg of flour to bakers.<br \/>\nBakers will therefore continue to pay the bag of 25 kg of flour at Rs 108.75 instead of Rs 700, he said. As for cooking gas, the Minister stated that an allocation of Rs 2 billion is being provided to keep the price of a 12 kg cylinder of cooking gas at Rs 240 instead of Rs 680.<br \/>\nIn addition, to maintain the price of rice at Rs 10.80 which is 60 % lower than the actual price of Rs 26.20, Government is allocating Rs 370 million, he said.<br \/>\nThe Budget will also earmark Rs 500 million to the State Trading Corporation for it to supply essential products such as milk, edible oil and pulses at a subsidised rate.<br \/>\nOther announcements made by the Finance Minister to enhance consumer protection are namely: The introduction of price control on pasta, wheat cereal, infant food, as well as baby and adult diapers.<br \/>\nThe margin for pharmaceutical products is being reduced through a regressive mark-up regime. Products will have to be sold at a discount of at least 50 % of the original price after their best before date but prior to their expiry date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy, enumerated key Governmental decisions catered for in the Budget 2022-23, to ensure that essential products are and remain accessible to the population. 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