A TOTAL of 122 offences, involving compounds amounting to RM14,600, were recorded as of yesterday under the Festive Season Maximum Price Control Scheme, which is in force from February 8 to 16 in conjunction with this year’s Chinese New Year celebration.

Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Rosol Wahid said 79 of the offences were for failing to display price tags, 36 for not using the special price tag and seven for selling items above the maximum price.

“A total of 11,065 wholesale and retail business premises nationwide were inspected and various items worth RM6,122 were also confiscated,” he told reporters after inspecting the 2021 Chinese New Year scheme at a supermarket in Jertih today.

According to Rosol, Johor recorded the highest number of cases with 56, followed by Perak (15) and Sabah (13).

“The ministry wishes to remind all traders to always comply with the stipulated regulations under the scheme, including not increasing the prices of controlled items,” he said.

Rosol said the ministry also received 794 complaints related to online transactions throughout the movement-control order period last month relating to fraud, damaged items and purchasers not receiving their goods. – Bernama, February 14, 2021.