Hawkers in pledge movement caught in price squeeze

[PhuaTeKor]

Can they go to MP Lee Yi Shyan's MPS to ask how he can help them to defray the rising cost?

Can they secretly take down the 'I support Retail Price Watch Group' sign as a last resort if no help is rendered?

Hawkers caught in price squeeze
Pledge movement hits a snag as some unsure if they can maintain levels
By Jamie Ee Wen Wei

Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, placing a 'I support Retail Price Watch Group' sign at a hawker stall in March. Mr Lee is the chairman of RPWG, which was started in February to keep tabs on excessive price increases of daily necessities. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

SOME cooked-food hawkers who pledged about two months ago to hold their prices for six months are finding themselves in a pickle, now that their ingredients cost more.

With prices of meat, vegetables and oil up by as much as 10 per cent in recent months, they say it has become harder to keep their prices at the current level.

 

[no_faith]

you will see less servings.

oh ya why the $8+ punggol nasi lemak no support Retail Price Watch Group?

 

[cooleo]

Seriously hawkers should try to absorb costs la. Cheebye every month increase the price. I dun believe they not making profit, even after rent lor.

 

[HTOLAS]

The plight of these hawkers was predicted by a 24 yo political newbie that the PAPzis are now desperately trying to smother.

 

[po2wq]

... SOME cooked-food hawkers who pledged about two months ago to hold their prices for six months are finding themselves in a pickle, now that their ingredients cost more ...

even dat burger who take home multi-million $ salary ah georgie can pledge 2 fite wifin his party 2day ... 2molo, he say he quit ...

pledge? ... so wat? ... quit la! ... dun b daft! ...

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng suggests claim loss from MP lor.

 

[no_faith]

lianbeng suggests claim loss from MP lor.

MP will say i pay cut leh, dun lidat lah.

 

[IR123]

I dun believe they not making profit

Me too.

However I believe they feel they are not making enough profit.

 

[PhuaTeKor]

What can MP Lee Yi Shan do to ride out the potential publicity disaster for himself and the Retail Price Watch Group?

Should he seek advice from MP Raymond Lim or MP Vikram Nair?

 

[lianbeng]

MP will say i pay cut leh, dun lidat lah.

lianbeng will tell MP, "u pay cut must cut my business meh?"

 

[no_faith]

lianbeng will tell MP, "u pay cut must cut my business meh?"

MP will reply lianbeng:"tahan for 6 mths can? after 6 mths, not my business liao."

 

[jw5]

Can they go to MP Lee Yi Shyan's MPS to ask how he can help them to defray the rising cost?

Put more kut and teh and less bak.