26 items listed under Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme this season, says Domestic Trade Ministry

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Starting Monday (March 24), a total of 26 controlled items will be included in the Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme for the 2025 Hari Raya Aidilfitri Season, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.  Speaking during a press conference at a Ramadan Bazaar in Putrajaya on Wednesday, Armizan said, this was an increase of four items compared to the 22 items gazetted under the same scheme in the previous year.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5k22s9yp   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00One of the programs that is a must for us at KPDN is the Maximum Holiday Scheme.

00:25This morning, I spoke at the Ministerial Assembly about the implementation of this program for Adil Fitri.

00:35The Ministerial Assembly has also taken note.

00:38So, I would like to inform you that for the Maximum Holiday Scheme,

00:45we have concluded the celebration of Eid al-Fitr 2025 through a series of discussions involving the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry.

00:57We have decided that this program will begin in force on 24th March until 7th April 2025.

01:08The implementation will last for 15 days, which is 7 days before Eid al-Fitr, 1 day during Eid al-Fitr,

01:17and 7 days after Eid al-Fitr.

01:21So, in total, it will last for 15 days.

01:25And Alhamdulillah, in terms of items, we have tried to add items.

01:35This time, there are 26 items.

01:42It has increased from 22 items in last year's implementation,

01:50including the addition of 4 items.

01:54And also, the 3 most important items for me that were previously an issue.

02:00First, for example, last year, in Shawwal,

02:05last year, we did not include the small shallots of India and small shallots of India Rose in this scheme

02:17because last year, we faced a huge supply problem when India implemented export restrictions.

02:27But Alhamdulillah, these 2 types of shallots can be included in the Shawwal or Eid al-Fitr 2025 scheme.

02:39So, there are 2 types, which are small shallots of India and small shallots of India Rose.

02:47And another one is coconut milk.

02:50We know that at the end of last February, we faced a supply problem

02:58where the price of coconut milk, for example, went up to RM22 for 1 kilogram.

03:09So, it was very burdensome due to the supply problem,

03:14not only the supplies imported from abroad, from Indonesia in particular,

03:20there was a disruption also to domestic supplies in this region of Malaysia.

03:27So, we have discussed with the Ministry of Agriculture,

03:32and Alhamdulillah, the Ministry of Agriculture, through FAMA,

03:37has intervened and imported from abroad,

03:43including supplies from Sabah and Sarawak, brought to Malaysia.

03:49So, Alhamdulillah, the supplies are relatively stable now.

03:55However, we decided that we also need to include coconut milk in the scheme,

04:03the maximum price for this Eid al-Fitr 2025.

04:06Because we are worried, even though the supplies are relatively stable,

04:10but before Shawwal, we are worried that there will be a price increase.

04:16So, whether we want it or not, we will consider it.

04:19And Alhamdulillah, the right-wing parties also finally agreed

04:24to include coconut milk in this scheme,

04:29apart from seeded coconuts and grated coconuts.

04:32So, for example, what I said earlier that coconut milk

04:36was priced at RM22.50 at the end of February,

04:44but for this scheme, we put the maximum price

04:48for coconut milk in Senanjung Malaysia at RM17.50.

04:55And for Sabah and Sarawak, it is cheaper,

04:58because there are domestic supplies in Sabah and Sarawak.

05:01In Sabah, for example, it is at RM12,

05:10and for Sarawak, it is at RM9, and for Labuan, it is at RM15.

05:15So, we are grateful because of the issue of seeded coconuts,

05:20grated coconuts, coconut milk, cooking oil, and bottle packaging,

05:25we were able to handle it before this Eid season.

05:30So, we hope that the people can benefit from this programme,

05:37and as I announced today, we will publish the list of items

05:43on certain platforms, including the KPDN website.

05:50Thank you very much, because there is a price difference

05:53depending on the region, and also depending on the level

05:58whether it is seeded or seeded.

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