LAHORE: Consumers are at the mercy of shopkeepers in the absence of any checks and balances from the relevant authorities to stop overcharging for daily use items and implement official rate lists.
The new Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA) has also failed to create impact and ‘old methods’ of implementation of rules and regulations have started which do not provide required relief to the masses and burden them as the cost of the authority is being added to the consumer price by the sellers.
Difference between official lists and retail prices erodes trust in governance and worsens the impact of inflation on low-income families.
This week the price of live chicken was further reduced by Rs15 per kg, fixed at Rs314-328 per kg, but not sold by the sellers in the city, and chicken meat by Rs22 per kg, was fixed at Rs475 per kg, sold at Rs510 to Rs625 per kg, and chicken boneless was sold at Rs800-900 per kg.
The price of potato soft skin A-grade further reduced by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs70-75 per kg, sold at Rs120 per kg, B-grade at Rs65-70 per kg and C-grade at Rs55-60 per kg, mixed sold at Rs80-100 per kg.
The price of potato sugar free A-grade fixed at Rs60-65, B-grade 45-50 and C-grade at Rs35-40 per kg, mixed sold at Rs100-120 per kg.
The price of onion A-grade gained by Rs5 per kg, fixed at Rs75-80 per kg, sold at Rs120 per kg, B-grade at Rs65-70 per kg, and C-grade at Rs55-60 per kg, mixed sold at Rs80-100 per kg.
The price of tomato A-grade fixed at Rs136-150 per kg, sold at Rs250-300 per kg, B-grade fixed at Rs127-140 per kg, and C-grade at Rs110-120 per kg, mixed sold at Rs200 per kg.
The price of garlic local new was fixed Rs200-210 per kg, sold at Rs300 per kg, Garlic Harnai fixed at Rs275-290 per kg, sold at Rs400 per kg.
Bitter gourd fixed at Rs190-200 per kg, sold at Rs250-280 per kg. The price of Spinach fixed at Rs57-60 at Rs100-120 per kg. Zucchini local was fixed at Rs210-220 per kg, sold at Rs280-300 per kg.
Green chili fixed at Rs133-140 per kg, sold at Rs200 per kg. Capsicum fixed at Rs200-210 per kg, sold at Rs250-280 per kg.
Carrot Chinese was fixed at Rs180-190 per kg, sold at Rs300 per kg, Carrot local was fixed at Rs105-110 per kg, sold at Rs200 per kg. Pea price fixed at Rs372-390 per kg, sold at Rs500-600 per kg.
This week price of different variety of apples was fixed at Rs140-325 per kg, sold at Rs200-500 per kg.
The price of Banana A-category fixed at Rs180-200 per dozen, sold at Rs250 per dozen, and B-category fixed at Rs134-150 dozen, sold at Rs150-180 per dozen. C-grade was fixed at Rs90-100 per dozen, sold at Rs100-130 per dozen.
Guava price unchanged at Rs205-215 per kg, sold at Rs300-400 per kg. Grapes gola fixed at Rs232-245 per kg, sold at Rs300-350 per kg, grapes sundarkhani fixed at Rs362-380 per kg, sold at Rs400-600 per kg.
Pomegranate local fixed at Rs315-330 per kg, sold at Rs350-400 per kg, Pomegranate Kandhari was fixed at Rs262-275 per kg, sold at Rs350-400 per kg.