Price controls in effect for vegetable and fruit wholesalers in Obour, Sixth of October

The Supply Ministry has sent a notice forcing vegetable and fruit wholesalers in Al Obour and Sixth of October City to comply with their regularly issued guided prices, Al Mal reports. While the move, in effect, amounts to price control, the ministry has issued this notice before, but has repeatedly failed to enforce it or keep tabs on it. We tremble at the thought of this being expanded to cover other products, especially considering the hints dropped late last year that the government might codify price controls into law in a number of legislation.