Prime Minister directs to strengthen price management and administration measures

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Faced with the above situation, in order to proactively have timely and effective policy responses, early, from afar, from the beginning, without being confused or passive in all situations, the Prime Minister requests Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities continue to promote timely implementation of the instructions of the Head of the Price Management Steering Committee; within the scope and management field, promote organization and implementation to closely monitor market developments, promptly implement solutions to ensure domestic supply and demand balance, stabilize prices.

Closely monitor price developments of strategic goods on the world market, world and regional developments, proactively analyze, forecast, and promptly warn of risks affecting the price level domestically, promptly implement according to authority or propose and advise competent authorities on timely, appropriate, flexible and effective measures, solutions and response scenarios.

Strengthen effective implementation and supervision of price declaration, price listing, and price information disclosure measures according to legal regulations. Ministries, branches and localities regularly monitor information closely, grasp price developments of a number of items that have a major impact on the consumer price index and organize inspections of compliance with price laws and handle strictly prohibit violations of price laws according to regulations.

Continue to implement the roadmap to adjust public service prices according to the market roadmap and for items managed by the State according to market principles, proactively evaluate carefully the impact on inflation, calculate and prepare Be ready with price options and price adjustment roadmaps to consider and decide when necessary at the appropriate level and time, avoid causing major disturbances in the price level, and do not increase prices suddenly.

Ministries: Industry and Trade, Health, Education and Training, Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, according to assigned functions and tasks, urgently review, report and propose specific roadmaps associated with the level and expected time of implementing price adjustments of items and services in the field of management (medical examination and treatment services; electricity; educational services...), closely coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, General Department of Statistics and relevant agencies to carefully assess the impact on the consumer price index and specific inflation control targets and scenarios, reporting to the Prime Minister before June 30, 6.

The Ministry of Information and Communications coordinates with ministries, branches and localities to continue to focus on promoting information, propaganda, public transparency and truthfulness of price information: Effectively and promptly carry out communication and widespread information to the public before adjusting the prices of State-controlled goods to avoid inaccurate information, causing public confusion for the State and consumers; publicly transparent information on prices and price management work of the Government, Price Management Steering Committee, ministries, branches and localities; strictly handle cases of spreading false information that causes confusion among consumers and destabilizes the market to stabilize the psychology of people and businesses and control expected inflation.