By Calvin Quays|LPR News, Monrovia
Liberian Marketers have alarmed over the lack of price control of basic commodities in Liberia.
According to them, basic commodities such as boxes of fish and froze meat are very costly in the local stores across the country and it is affecting their dailies sale.
They made the revelation Monday in an exclusive interview with the Liberia Public Radio at the Nancy B. Doe Market in Sinkor.
They noted that the lack of price for basic commodities imported into the country is undermining the growth and development of small businesses in the nation.
They complaint that the constant incremental of prices of the basic imported commodities without the regulations of prices by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry intervention is suffering small businesses.
According to them, the government through the inspectors from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry should be proactive to ensure that prices of the basic commodities are regulated to alleviate the high cost of living in the country.
They revealed that the prices of basic imported commodities on the Liberian market are increasing on the dailies which are seriously affecting Liberian small businesses.
They indicated that since the State of Emergency instituted by the Liberian Government, their businesses have been seriously affected with lowest purchased so far.
They stressed that government should put mechanism in place to ensure that basic imported commodities prices are regulated to prevent the continue hardship confronting the ordinary Liberians.
They realized that as the result of lack of price control of basic imported commodities on the local market, Liberian businesses are operating on a lost basis.
They pinpointed that government should be able to institute robust price control on the Liberian market to avoid untold hardship in the country.
They believed that government should be concerned about the plights of its citizens and seek to address their issues rather than giving dead ears.
The marketers comprises fish, froze meat , oil sellers among others which want the government to intervene in this situation to transform Liberian businesses across the nation.
