Keeping food prices under check is necessary as a large portion of the budget in every home is used to buy foodstuff
ISLAMABAD: The high prices of food items have remained one of the biggest burdens on people across the country over the last few years, but the mechanism to control these has not quite effectively been worked out. Nonetheless, the government is trying to control food prices and a monitoring commission is being set up to manage these prices by tackling import and export issues.
Provision of food is the basic right of every child. Surveys conducted over the years indicate a growing rate of malnutrition in the country, which is often linked to the rising cost of food. If the government is able to keep food prices under check, it will be a huge service to Pakistan, where a large portion of the budget in every home is used to buy foodstuffs. We hope that steps taken by the government will have the desired impact on controlling food prices.
Soha Nisar
Published in The Express Tribune, November 5th, 2015.
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