PUTRAJAYA: A total of 10 food and beverage sales associations have been asked to gather feedback from their respective members and submit a memorandum of proposals regarding amendments to the Control of Supplies Regulations (PPKB) 2021.
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said the memorandum should be submitted to the Technical Review Committee on Amendments, chaired by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN).
He said an engagement session with the 10 associations was held Tuesday to scrutinise proposed amendments to restrictions on the use of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in trade and business, including considering the needs of micro and small-scale food and beverage vendors.
“Various recommendations and views have been put forward. Among the matters to be considered are the amendment parameters related to defining the business scale of the food and beverage sales involved.
“Additionally, careful consideration is needed for business ownership status, quantity requirements, control and reporting mechanisms, monitoring and enforcement effectiveness, and strategies to curb leakages comprehensively,” he said via his official Facebook page.
The Cabinet Meeting on June 5 had agreed to KPDN’s recommendation to amend the provisions of the PPKB gazetted in 2021, but details on several matters need to be finalised to ensure legal clarity.
Also present at the engagement session was Rasah MP Cha Kee Chin, who is the chairman of the Special Select Committee on Domestic Trade, Entrepreneurship, Cost of Living and Agriculture.
