PHUKET: Authorities on Phuket plan a crackdown on floods shortage price rises and will make regular checks to guard against hoarders.
Officials gathered at Provincial Hall in Phuket City yesterday agreed to undertake checks and meet three time a week, calling on resorts and hotels to not stockpile goods.
''We are now in a crisis,'' Phuket Provincial Administrative organisation chief executive Paiboon Upatising said. ''If the committee does not check on Phuket suppliers, they will definitely raise the prices on consumer goods.
''People are relying on us. We have to be strict on it.'' All Phuket local authorities and key Phuket department chief were represented at the meeting.
Khun Paiboon said it was acceptable for Phuket resorts to have stocks to last one month, but not three months.
''As a tourist destination, Phuket has to support its tourists as well as its residents,'' he said. ''But hoarding creates shortages and makes the problem greater. Supplies of essentials are less regular but still getting through.''
Sales of essential items at low cost are to continue today and tomorrow from the community hall behind Provincial Hall in Phuket City.
Officials gathered at Provincial Hall in Phuket City yesterday agreed to undertake checks and meet three time a week, calling on resorts and hotels to not stockpile goods.
''We are now in a crisis,'' Phuket Provincial Administrative organisation chief executive Paiboon Upatising said. ''If the committee does not check on Phuket suppliers, they will definitely raise the prices on consumer goods.
''People are relying on us. We have to be strict on it.'' All Phuket local authorities and key Phuket department chief were represented at the meeting.
Khun Paiboon said it was acceptable for Phuket resorts to have stocks to last one month, but not three months.
''As a tourist destination, Phuket has to support its tourists as well as its residents,'' he said. ''But hoarding creates shortages and makes the problem greater. Supplies of essentials are less regular but still getting through.''
Sales of essential items at low cost are to continue today and tomorrow from the community hall behind Provincial Hall in Phuket City.
Why did they wait until everybody has stockpiled items? there are already shortages and prices on many items has already increased.?
Maybe the answer is in the question, people knew they would not act until it was too late.
Posted by soupdragon on November 9, 2011 09:05