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August 02, 2018
JOINT STATEMENT: The Ministry of Finance and The Bahamas Retail Grocers Association

Over ?80 percent? of the grocery store is now VAT-Free 
Cost reduced for thousands of everyday items at the grocery...

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July 18, 2023
Jobs and prices fear over electric costs

GROCERS may raise food prices and gas retailers are promising to lay off staff as some businesses see a 70 per cent increase in electricity costs this summer.

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April 26, 2023
Govt unlikely to renew extended price control which has expired

THE Davis administration is unlikely to renew the order expanding the list of items added to the price control regime last year, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis suggested yesterday.

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March 27, 2023
Super Value installing solar to cut costs

Super Value Food stores is expected to install solar on all of its stores as it stares down a 60 percent increase in the cost of its electricity in the coming months, the company's President Debra Symonette said Friday, adding that the "worst is yet to come" as it relates to energy prices.

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March 17, 2023
Mom and pop stores break price control rules most, official says

Mom and pop stores are the most frequent violators of price control rules, according to a senior price inspector with the Consumer Affairs Division.

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December 28, 2022
Govt aims to tackle inflation

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said the government is targeting initiatives to combat inflation after the Inter-American Development Bank criticised officials' efforts to tackle the problem.

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November 02, 2022
GOVT WILL TALK TO PHARMACIES: Shut down has ended - for now

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis yesterday insisted the government will not reverse its decision to enforce new price control regulations despite the "unexpected" shutdown action taken by pharmacies yesterday.

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Shut down
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November 01, 2022
Shut down

After receiving no response from the government over its proposal to changes to the price control list, the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) yesterday advised its members across the country to temporarily close their doors starting today.

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October 26, 2022
Halkitis: I'm still waiting for ideas from retailers over price controls

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he is awaiting suggestions from retailers about the government's expanded price control list.

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February 12, 2015
Rolle: We won't be overly punitive on pricing compliance

Financial Secretary John Rolle yesterday said he was confident that the majority of retailers would meet the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act's VAT-inclusive pricing requirements by the end of the month despite some problems in the transitional period.

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