Japan to give 30,000-Yen aid to low-income households
At a meeting of its task force to fight persistent inflation, the government also decided to distribute ¥50,000 per child to low-income child-rearing households.
At a meeting of its task force to fight persistent inflation, the government also decided to distribute ¥50,000 per child to low-income child-rearing households.
TCP Vietnam Investment, which operates the parking lot at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, has said the new fee is to manage traffic but the Taxi Association has objected to it.
Measures to tackle high prices is the government’s top priority in the run-up to unified local elections in April.
Several traders fear there could be a shortage when Ramadan begins in the middle of this week, followed by Hari Raya Aidilfitri a month later.
In separate advisories, local Philippine oil companies said they would cut the prices of gasoline by P1.20 per liter; diesel, P1.85 per liter; and kerosene, P2 per liter.
The current selldown in US equities and emerging markets is expected to last over summer, while the level of the ringgit is being watched.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that low-income segments would be given a subsidy of Rs50 per litre, under the petroleum relief package.
Prices of all breeds of chicken started going up in the capital one and a half months ago.
Earlier this month, the oil industry was reportedly facing trouble in arranging crude oil and petroleum products due to the prevailing prices.
The move has triggered concerns among residents and lawmakers about living costs for the grassroots and the city’s bid for economic revival.