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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...
Jobs and prices fear over electric costs
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.
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.
Expanded price control list expires
Expanded price control list expires
The expanded price control list put in place by the government in October expired last week, but Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis suggested yesterday the government might not put in place a permanent expansion of the breadbasket because it feels consumers are now better protected than they were six months ago when the changes were implemented.
Super Value installing solar to cut costs
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.
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.
Govt aims to tackle inflation
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.
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.
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.