Consumers will be required to pay up to 15 per cent VAT on restaurants, biscuits and cakes, pickles and tomato sauce, clothes, tailoring shops and tailors, toilet tissue, napkins…
The price freeze comes after FPG announced in December 2024 that those who hold blue and orange Community Health Assist Scheme – or Chas – cards will enjoy 6 per cent…
But the reading was nevertheless within the 2.3 to 3.1 percent forecast range of the central bank for the month.
Most Lao residents, however, are still complaining that despite the drop in the inflation rate, the prices of goods continued to be stable but high.
Average inflation for 2024 was 0.40%, within government's target range of 0.2-0.8%.
Due to high inflation, many people are switching from standard washing powder brands to cheaper brands. This is happening across all FMCG categories.
Indonesia’s consumer price index rose 1.57 percent over the course of 2024, marking the slowest yearly increase since Statistics Indonesia first published the economic indicator…
For the country's working poor, each day begins with a painful negotiation as essentials like sugar and cooking oil climb ever higher in price: What can be sacrificed? What can…
MoU between the two provides for regular consultations and coordination on fiscal and monetary policies.
Core inflation, which strips out private transport and accommodation costs to better reflect the expenses of households here, fell to 1.9 per cent year on year, from 2.1 per cent…