Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Saturday said that due to the government's effective measures the prices of various essential commodities have been reduced, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
In a tweet, Farrukh Habib said that tomato price has decreased by 15 percent within a week, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Division.
The state minister said that prices of 14 essential commodities including tomatoes, sugar, eggs, onions, pulses, LPG and other essential commodities have also been decreased.
اشیاء ضروریہ کی قیمتوں میں کمی کی ہدایات پر موثر عملدرآمد سے ٹماٹر کی قیمت میں ایک ہفتے میں تقریبا 15 فیصد کمی ریکارڈ ہوئی ہے۔ شماریات ڈویژن کے اعداد وشمار کے مطابق ٹماٹر، چینی، انڈہ، پیاز دال مونگ, LPG سمیت 14 اشیاء ضروریہ کی قیمتوں میں کمی ہوئی ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/RwWz1cVyr3
— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) February 12, 2022
Farrukh Habib said that chicken price fell by 4.51 percent, onions by 4.16 percent and record decrease in potato price.
He said that compared to the same period last year, prices of red chili powder decreased by 31.44 percent, pulses by 27.75 percent and sugar by 4.78 percent.