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[00:00:01] a young man they had kidnapped from the countryside of
[00:00:06] are the demands of the residents Quneitra province. The reporter of Al-Ekhbariya stated that the young man
[00:00:09] was kidnapped two days ago by the occupation forces while
[00:00:12] passing through a checkpoint they had set up on the road
[00:00:17] comes as an export, I mean, from connecting the town of Khan Arnabeh and the village
[00:00:18] is prepared stating that the commodity of Ufania.
[00:00:22] Two children died and two others were injured
[00:00:25] due to a landmine explosion in Al-Bukamal city in Deir Ezzor.
[00:00:28] A medical
[00:00:32] did the price of walnuts go source for Deir Ezzor's media directorate stated that Aisha Hospital in Al-Bukamal city
[00:00:35] received two deaths and two injuries
[00:00:39] Oh, okay, when the dollar of varying severity due to a landmine explosion in Al-Bukamal, where
[00:00:44] that is considered, let's say, the injured were transferred to Deir Ezzor National Hospital for further
[00:00:50] in the beginning, now we don't even bring half, less than treatment. The Raqqa media directorate
[00:00:53] announced the full resumption of traffic on the Raqqa-Deir Ezzor road
[00:00:56] for civilian and commercial traffic.
[00:01:00] According to the Raqqa media directorate,
[00:01:03] traffic resumed after the completion of a
[00:01:07] culvert next to Khneifis Bridge and the preparation
[00:01:10] of the side passage designated for vehicle
[00:01:12] crossing.
[00:01:16] The National Transitional Justice Commission called on victims
[00:01:20] and their families and those affected by the former
[00:01:22] or on the brigadier general in the defunct regime's army, do you see a price list outside Mohammed Hassan Al-Sharif, to
[00:01:26] is supervision, but they only supervise submit claims and testimonies
[00:01:28] the stores. We want them to supervise for presentation to the investigative judge.
[00:01:30] The director of accountability and oversight at the National
[00:01:34] Transitional Justice Commission,
[00:01:36] warnings, warn you, or tell you Radif Mustafa, clarified that Al-Sharif is currently detained
[00:01:39] before the specialized investigative judge
[00:01:41] for transitional justice, calling on those affected
[00:01:45] to approach the relevant authorities
[00:01:48] through consumer protection patrols and submit claims and testimonies. He also indicated that the commission is fully prepared to provide
[00:01:53] which is aimed at controlling free legal and logistical
[00:01:56] do you see the rising prices recently assistance.
[00:01:58] Hama University, in cooperation with the Anti-Narcotics Department,
[00:02:02] launched
[00:02:05] Hassan, and the efforts you mentioned, the comprehensive awareness campaign "Syria Without Drugs" through
[00:02:09] a series of seminars and awareness activities that will last
[00:02:12] three days and target students from various
[00:02:16] to get to the root of university faculties. The campaign aims to raise the awareness of university youth
[00:02:20] about the dangers of drugs and their repercussions,
[00:02:23] and to promote a culture
[00:02:26] talk about this market, Sheikh of prevention and confrontation of this scourge,
[00:02:27] How can this in addition to introducing the legal and humanitarian
[00:02:30] guarantees that ensure complete
[00:02:37] prices, because of course, A price bulletin was issued confidentiality and exemption from punishment for anyone who voluntarily seeks treatment
[00:02:41] to further extortion, so it was and recovery. The Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations
[00:02:45] Development Programme in Syria,
[00:02:47] they are available in Ruhi Afghani, stated that more than 16.5 million people
[00:02:51] are in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria, which makes
[00:02:55] investment in recovery and development an urgent necessity in light
[00:02:59] of declining humanitarian funding. For his part, the Deputy
[00:03:03] Representative of UNICEF in Syria, Laurence Ondo, affirmed that the return
[00:03:06] of more than two million internally
[00:03:11] the market come to you from the morning. displaced persons and 1.8 million refugees to Syria since the liberation places additional pressure on
[00:03:14] services, which necessitates expanding partnerships with the private
[00:03:17] sector in light of the insufficient humanitarian funding alone
[00:03:21] to meet
[00:03:23] important reasons for price price based on, let's say, the needs.
[00:03:26] End of news brief. Thank you for watching.
[00:03:39] working to control
[00:03:53] fruits, there are many things, I mean, cheaper
[00:04:00] other directorates? As I mentioned
[00:04:12] complain or contact
[00:04:36] citizen oversight in this
[00:04:39] and this is his price. If you don't like it,
[00:05:01] In light of the fluctuating exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar and the rising
[00:05:05] prices in the market, what role do the relevant
[00:05:08] ministries play in controlling
[00:05:11] prices the free
[00:05:15] and open market? What
[00:05:18] from the relevant ministry,
[00:05:20] and how does all this affect
[00:05:24] this and more details in a new episode of the program "Link." Welcome.
[00:05:41] We want to ask about the issue of prices and their control
[00:05:45] in this market, and generally your follow-up, by God, it's very
[00:05:48] expensive. Day by day, week by week, everything
[00:05:52] is going up.
[00:05:54] I mean,
[00:05:57] we used to bring, I mean, what can I tell you? I don't know, I mean, what we used to bring
[00:06:02] half of the materials in general.
[00:06:06] Okay, do you notice big differences between one place and another
[00:06:09] in the prices of the same goods?
[00:06:12] Well, I mean, here in the city, everything
[00:06:16] is almost the same. The difference is small, I mean, between wholesale stores and ordinary
[00:06:20] stores in the city, but outside, I don't know, I haven't
[00:06:23] tried it, but the problem is the general high prices. Yes, by God, it's
[00:06:26] expensive.
[00:06:29] Expensive, and the income is no longer enough at all. Okay, if you see a very
[00:06:33] high price, what would you do? I mean, above
[00:06:36] what's logical, what am I supposed to do? I mean, we have to reduce
[00:06:40] the quantity of the goods we buy. We used to buy a tray of eggs, now we buy a quarter
[00:06:43] of a tray. We used to buy a tin of oil, now we buy a kilo of oil. I mean, what else
[00:06:47] can one do? No, no, I mean something else, that the price
[00:06:51] is very high, I mean, more expensive than its neighbors, more expensive than its
[00:06:55] surroundings, more expensive than the whole city, he didn't put a price on something
[00:06:58] specific. Well, first of all, I won't buy from him, I mean,
[00:07:01] the supply department should monitor and follow up on this issue. We want to ask you about
[00:07:04] the issue of price control, how do you notice prices for everything
[00:07:08] in the market now? Honestly, there is no control over
[00:07:11] prices, I mean, for marketing, you know what I mean? I mean,
[00:07:15] first of all, prices have risen at crazy rates, I mean,
[00:07:18] beyond the exchange rate, you know what I mean? I mean, there's
[00:07:22] a 30 to 40% increase Secondly, you find the price of a product
[00:07:25] in one place, for example, it's one price, then you go to another
[00:07:29] place and you find a different price, you know what I mean?
[00:07:33] This is also something the citizen is suffering
[00:07:35] from. So, it needs solutions, it needs mechanisms. Let's
[00:07:38] Saad. You always come here, don't you?
[00:07:42] All your goods almost all my stuff, I get
[00:07:45] it from Sheikh Saad market, with varying prices, so I know
[00:07:49] that this store has reasonable prices for this item,
[00:07:52] so I buy it from him, then I go to another store that's suitable
[00:07:56] for a certain product. I have never seen a control patrol or any
[00:08:00] control whatsoever. Absolutely
[00:08:03] never, honestly. For example, the price of
[00:08:06] chicken rises, let's talk about chicken, since we are standing in front of it,
[00:08:10] you know what I mean? Now, for example, the price of chicken rises,
[00:08:13] the price of, let's say, a ton rises with
[00:08:16] it and reaches, let's say,
[00:08:19] the price of a kilo of shawarma The price of a ton drops
[00:08:23] to $2000. Where is the drop here? There is no
[00:08:26] drop, or if there is a drop, it's a small drop. Well, who is
[00:08:30] eating this difference? Mostly the citizen is eating it. Well, when you
[00:08:35] the dollar, based on the price of the ton, didn't it rise to $3000?
[00:08:39] You made a certain price. Well, it dropped to $200. Where is
[00:08:43] the decrease? We are not noticing any decrease, honestly. Our
[00:08:46] traders are clever only when it comes to raising prices, but when it's time
[00:08:50] to lower them, they don't lower them. Did you try to complain or
[00:08:53] contact anyone? Well, honestly, I tried sometimes through the "Mahloula" app or
[00:08:57] for example, on the ministry's website.
[00:08:59] Sorry, with the Consumer Protection
[00:09:02] Directorate. They confused me until
[00:09:05] I reached what I wanted. Some told me to call such and such a number, some
[00:09:09] sent me to inquiries, some to another number. No,
[00:09:13] we are not involved in this story, you know what I mean? I mean, the last
[00:09:17] time I remember was at Homs garage. I called them because the prices
[00:09:21] were double and triple, which is not logical. I mean, an item that
[00:09:24] costs, for example, 5000, they sell it for 20.
[00:09:27] Why? What is the reason? I went
[00:09:30] and called, for example, they confused me, some told me to call this, some told
[00:09:34] me to call that. I mean, sometimes you reach a point where you just don't want to complain anymore,
[00:09:38] honestly. We are noticing a slight increase in prices. Now prices
[00:09:41] are fluctuating sometimes, a slight increase. What I
[00:09:45] saw is that sometimes prices go up and down, not just up. Now, thankfully,
[00:09:48] we are seeing, I mean, we are noticing control patrols and health patrols
[00:09:52] roaming around. I saw a patrol just now. I was walking there in front of the bakery
[00:09:56] and I saw them wearing black shirts, and some of them were carrying cameras.
[00:09:59] We see them inside the stores. I mean, we are noticing
[00:10:03] them now. All of them,
[00:10:06] they all give the reason that it's due to the rising
[00:10:09] exchange rate and currency changes, and this and that. But I
[00:10:12] mean, bless the ministry for what they are doing. Do you see an effect of this? I mean, do you see
[00:10:16] price control and unified prices? No, prices
[00:10:19] are honestly not unified, prices vary, but
[00:10:23] I think we are almost heading towards a free market
[00:10:27] policy. I mean, if you want something cheap, you might walk a bit further
[00:10:30] and get it cheap. If you want something to your liking, you can get it. So people
[00:10:34] start going to the store with the better I mean, today, whoever
[00:10:38] controls prices, it's no longer, I mean, there is oversight, but it's not the oversight that
[00:10:42] controls prices. Today, if I have a store, and I lower
[00:10:45] my prices a bit, more people will come to me. If I want to target
[00:10:49] a certain segment of people, I might raise my prices a bit, fewer customers
[00:10:53] will come. So this is the market policy that exists. There are
[00:10:57] cheap, medium, and expensive options. Where do you like to go? Oh, so you support
[00:11:00] this free market vision? Absolutely, I strongly
[00:11:04] support it, because you can't force a store owner to sell a shawarma
[00:11:08] sandwich, for example, for a certain price, or he will reduce
[00:11:11] its quality or make it bad for you, so you will run into
[00:11:15] other problems just so he can adhere to the pricing set
[00:11:19] by the ministry. Now, regarding patrols, they are present.
[00:11:22] The patrols are present and cooperating with the
[00:11:27] patrols, and we feel it. I mean, now, as I was coming,
[00:11:31] I saw two brothers sitting there from the supply patrols.
[00:11:34] I just saw them. Yes, they are standing
[00:11:37] and controlling prices amicably, and there is no,
[00:11:41] I mean, we now feel a difference from before the liberation
[00:11:45] and after the liberation. The employee used to come, and his goal was not
[00:11:48] to control prices, his goal was to harm, to harm the store
[00:11:52] owner by closing the store or imprisoning him or something.
[00:11:55] Well, now, thank God, it's possible for him to give you
[00:12:01] where the loophole is, or there is deterrence, I mean,
[00:12:03] store owners who violate either the price or
[00:12:07] the quality are deterred. Of course, because we, I mean,
[00:12:11] our people understand with words, they understand with
[00:12:14] approach. You don't need to deter them with imprisonment or anything.
[00:12:18] A word, guidance And then, quality plays
[00:12:22] a role in floating prices. We are with floating prices. I
[00:12:25] want a good product. I pay more. I
[00:12:29] want a product that I don't find. I mean, now, for
[00:12:32] vegetables, for example, if you want apples and such, there are apples
[00:12:35] for 15, for 20, for so much. Depending on my social
[00:12:39] situation, I buy according to my need. Yes.
[00:12:43] Therefore, the situation is good. Have you ever
[00:12:46] seen a violation and complained about it? Have you tried that? Well, you told
[00:12:49] us that the patrols are cooperative with the cooperative. And how
[00:12:53] are they cooperative? They are cooperative with the citizen. If the citizen
[00:12:57] feels that he is being wronged or something, they can come
[00:13:00] and respond. Oh, I noticed that now. Well,
[00:13:03] just now I noticed them. I mean, I saw someone complaining, or what? No, but
[00:13:07] I noticed them. I mean, they came to a store and were asking about prices
[00:13:10] and price control and quality. You are a store owner,
[00:13:14] a store owner. How was your experience with the price
[00:13:17] control and quality patrols?
[00:13:21] They give you a price list and they give you, I mean,
[00:13:25] now there's ease and no ease. Now there's continuous follow-up, by the way.
[00:13:28] I mean, morning patrol, noon patrol, evening patrol. Three patrols
[00:13:34] Three patrols that inspect
[00:13:36] for prices. Now, they are restricting you
[00:13:40] regarding invoices. There's a problem with invoices between us and the traders
[00:13:43] because, I mean, wholesale market traders rarely give you
[00:13:47] invoices. Now they are obliging them. Now they have been pressuring
[00:13:51] them for a while regarding invoices. Well, how does the citizen
[00:13:55] benefit from these measures? The citizen benefits from them
[00:13:58] because today, when a wholesale trader has to commit
[00:14:01] to an invoice, then the retail trader commits
[00:14:04] to the pricing, you know? But when he doesn't give you
[00:14:07] an invoice, you buy expensive, you sell expensive, which is not
[00:14:11] good for the consumer. Yes. Well, is the intervention
[00:14:14] about quality and cleanliness or price? You have three
[00:14:17] types, three types. You have first-grade, second-grade, third-grade.
[00:14:21] Some stores only sell first-grade, they charge you for first-grade.
[00:14:25] Some form.
[00:14:28] Okay, for example, today, if you faced a problem
[00:14:31] with a trader, the big trader in the wholesale
[00:14:34] market, did you ever
[00:14:37] the patrols? If he doesn't give me an invoice, I don't buy from him. Oh,
[00:14:41] before we were obliged, now the patrols are obliging them. We used
[00:14:44] to suffer a lot from this issue. What has this helped you with? It helped me that
[00:14:47] the price for you is now fixed. When the wholesaler
[00:14:51] commits to you, you commit to your pricing.
[00:14:56] But today, if he doesn't give you, he gives you any price, it becomes
[00:15:00] expensive for you and expensive for the consumer. This control
[00:15:03] they imposed in the wholesale market is honestly thanks to the supply department.
[00:15:06] May God bless you. How much is the walnut? We are selling it
[00:15:10] Is this one type or more than one type? This is one type, and this is another
[00:15:13] type. Yes, the other type, how much is it now?
[00:15:17] Here we sell it for 110, here 115, of course, the same
[00:15:21] people are charging 110 for 110. Masha'Allah, wow. Okay, let's ask you generally,
[00:15:25] how do you see prices, their impact
[00:15:28] on control, or are prices controlled in this market,
[00:15:31] or is there a lot of variation? Well, I mean, what can I tell you,
[00:15:35] it's a give and take, not just for the weather.
[00:15:41] Well, prices, what can I tell you, I mean, they're a bit high. I mean, not as
[00:15:45] you'd want them to be all the time. Yes. Okay, let's go back to the issue of walnuts. What affects
[00:15:48] you? Its price affects me. Where
[00:15:52] do you buy it from? Well, it
[00:15:55] Al-Bazuriyeh. You buy it from Al-Bazuriyeh.
[00:15:58] Yes, I mean, I don't have tourist prices. I bring it for 90 and
[00:16:01] sell it for 100, you put your share, and that's it. I mean,
[00:16:04] thank God, what can I say, little profit. May God bless you. Okay,
[00:16:09] up with the dollar? Yes, according to the dollar, they also
[00:16:13] price it for us at the same time.
[00:16:17] rose last time, did you notice it rose by the same
[00:16:20] percentage, or more? When the dollar rose, it rose
[00:16:24] more. Yes. This is a problem, not
[00:16:28] a big problem. Who should control it? Well,
[00:16:32] I mean, how can I explain it to you? They
[00:16:35] have stocks of walnuts. Yes,
[00:16:39] when the dollar rises, they raise the price. They have
[00:16:42] the walnuts in stock, so when they bought it for 90,
[00:16:46] and the dollar rose, they say 100. Yes, he has to buy again at a high
[00:16:50] price, that's what he says. He sells at a high price.
[00:16:53] It's confirmed that the dollar has risen. Are they monitored?
[00:16:56] I don't know. When you go,
[00:17:00] question? On the question. Yes, there
[00:17:06] the big traders. What does the retail store have to do with it? I mean,
[00:17:09] you go into a retail store, and he says, "This is how I calculate it," and he shows you
[00:17:13] the invoice, "This is how they calculate it for me." You know? They should supervise
[00:17:17] the importers, the big traders in the wholesale market, Al-Ziblatani
[00:17:20] market. These are the wholesale traders, I mean. Okay, this is a point
[00:17:24] we can ask them about, honestly, and some store owners mentioned
[00:17:27] that supervision of traders has started. But I want to ask
[00:17:30] you something else. How
[00:17:34] with the dollar when it rose, did it rise like the dollar
[00:17:37] or more? Now, it rose, no, by God, like the dollar,
[00:17:40] but it rose the most when fuel prices also rose.
[00:17:43] Most stores raised prices with
[00:17:46] fuel prices. Yes, it rose with fuel prices
[00:17:49] and it also rose with the dollar, but the dollar, you see,
[00:17:52] has now dropped, thank God. Chicken prices have gone down, thank God.
[00:17:56] May God reward them. Yes, but everything else has become expensive. Now, labneh is
[00:18:00] 42,000, shredded cheese, for example, is 93,
[00:18:03] 94, you know what I mean? It's very expensive, very. I mean,
[00:18:07] oil is 35 and 36. They don't have olive oil. They are now
[00:18:11] selling green olives for 10,000. Why? Yes.
[00:18:14] For example, a bottle of oil, I mean, why
[00:18:17] are they selling it for 30,000? I don't understand why they are selling a bottle of
[00:18:21] oil for 30,000, you know what I mean? Well,
[00:18:24] do you feel there's a difference within the market? Do you feel this
[00:18:27] is happening? You find, for example, malls offering promotions,
[00:18:31] wholesale stores. We are running to them, but in ordinary stores, all prices
[00:18:35] are the same. I mean, close. Yes, prices in the market
[00:18:38] are close, but generally speaking, goods are expensive. Everything
[00:18:41] is expensive, sir, everything is expensive. I don't know why. I mean,
[00:18:45] last year, oil was 17. 3000. From your
[00:18:49] experience in Damascus, what are the differences you saw
[00:18:51] in prices between Damascus and Qamishli? Well, there are big
[00:18:54] differences. First, let's talk about transportation,
[00:18:58] taxis. We take a taxi from Al-Rawda roundabout
[00:19:01] to Al-Marjeh, Al-Bahsa, Al-Hariqa for 25,000,
[00:19:05] 30,000 at most. In Qamishli,
[00:19:08] you take a taxi down a street, he takes 30,000 from you. Yes, it's more expensive
[00:19:12] there, I mean, much more expensive. And regarding food, there, now, let's take a broasted
[00:19:15] chicken for 11,000, 115. They calculate it there for
[00:19:19] 125, 130, 150. Oh, I mean,
[00:19:22] restaurants, each one sets its own price. Good.
[00:19:26] There are many things. Vegetables are cheaper there. I mean, I see
[00:19:31] than Qamishli by a lot. I mean, you saw that life there is generally
[00:19:34] cheaper. Generally cheaper, but house rents are almost
[00:19:37] comparable to Qamishli, and now it has increased here. Now you come
[00:19:41] and take a house for 200, 200, 300 dollars. There it starts
[00:19:44] from 100, 150 and up. The control patrols were not
[00:19:47] activated in Qamishli. The control patrols in Qamishli have not been activated
[00:19:51] yet. No, no, no official departments, nothing. Nothing
[00:19:54] It is expected that in the next few days and this coming week,
[00:19:57] the governorate will regain its strength, and the governor
[00:20:01] is working on this matter, and banks will open,
[00:20:04] and official departments will open, and supervision will begin, and there will be supervision
[00:20:12] Each person is selling at their own price. This is here, and this is here,
[00:20:17] he tells you, go buy from someone else.
[00:20:42] Viewers, to talk about this, I welcome Mr. Hassan Al-Shawwa, Director
[00:20:46] of the Consumer Protection and Food Safety Directorate at the General
[00:20:58] to you with many details. God willing, we will convey them as much
[00:21:01] as possible to the viewers, and we will convey to you the voice of the residents
[00:21:05] we met. Initially,
[00:21:07] we want to know what is the role of the Directorate in
[00:21:11] controlling prices
[00:21:13] and what is
[00:21:16] its relation to price increases,
[00:21:20] and reducing the price increases
[00:21:31] topic, and a topic
[00:21:34] one of the priorities since the market was restricted
[00:21:37] as the previous role of the Directorate was through the Price
[00:21:41] Directorate, which was price setting. Currently,
[00:21:44] within the Directorate, there is a department specialized in price surveying.
[00:21:47] It is the Price Department, as you all
[00:21:50] know. Currently, the free market
[00:21:54] the ministry intervenes if the goods are essential and affect
[00:21:58] the citizen's needs. So it intervenes in setting the price,
[00:22:01] such as setting the price of a loaf of bread, which is fixed
[00:22:05] in terms of price and weight, and monitoring quality,
[00:22:08] and also monitoring facilities through the Food Safety Department.
[00:22:12] Generally, the transition to a free market is, in reality,
[00:22:15] still in its, let's say, first third.
[00:22:19] of the transition to a free market, because it is, let's say,
[00:22:23] traded between a producer, an importer,
[00:22:26] and an activity owner, and also the consumer
[00:22:30] as a primary monitor in the market and a constant stakeholder,
[00:22:33] and the widespread monitoring system
[00:22:38] in the governorates, whose role has shifted from
[00:22:41] an authoritarian role, a role that sometimes
[00:22:45] involves extortion or bribery or a reputation
[00:22:49] that inspectors almost have a bad reputation, to a role
[00:22:52] where we began with training courses, that their role
[00:22:56] is a service role, a role
[00:23:02] is the difference, what
[00:23:05] distinguishes the system you work with in price control
[00:23:08] from perhaps different systems that
[00:23:12] the defunct regime used to work with?
[00:23:17] be explained? Previously, there was restriction
[00:23:20] and price setting.
[00:23:23] from the price bulletin. The consumer
[00:23:26] price was always far from reality, and it was a door
[00:23:31] not used at all. Generally, the rate of use was very
[00:23:34] low, if that's the right expression. It used
[00:23:37] to be added to the clauses
[00:23:41] of the previous law, which was accompanied by imprisonment, which was another
[00:23:44] door to extortion. So, consumer protection work was authoritarian,
[00:23:48] its impact was weak, in addition
[00:23:50] to the issue, and competition was also restricted
[00:23:53] to specific importers. Even basic commodities were restricted
[00:23:57] to importers who had connections to the authority. But regardless
[00:24:01] of these measures, the current free market has opened up a wide
[00:24:05] field for competition, supply, and demand, which is still in
[00:24:08] its early stages. What we are seeing is one of the most
[00:24:13] increases or price differences, in addition to other reasons
[00:24:17] related to the sales area, whether it is a city
[00:24:20] or a rural area or a popular market or a tourist
[00:24:24] facility. Aha, okay. Now, if you are
[00:24:29] prices so that there are no large differences,
[00:24:32] and you are also monitoring quality. We will get to
[00:24:43] it an external matter perhaps even related
[00:24:46] to other ministries or
[00:24:50] to you, we intervene directly in basic commodities and indirectly
[00:24:54] in all commodities through the price and price survey
[00:24:57] department. Currently, there was
[00:25:00] an example, perhaps, I mean, we can mention a practical example
[00:25:04] you carried out during the past period through price surveying for a certain
[00:25:08] commodity between governorates, and therefore you took measures
[00:25:12] Yes, as a live example, which currently lacks stability.
[00:25:16] It occurs in periods depending on supply and demand. This is the chicken
[00:25:19] product. Hmm. Sometimes, of course, the chicken product in producing
[00:25:23] governorates and governorates that are importing incurs
[00:25:26] costs above the production stage, which are lower than the
[00:25:29] transportation costs, in addition
[00:25:32] Chicken varies from one governorate to another, so the large increases
[00:25:36] are sometimes linked to supply and demand and tourist
[00:25:38] seasons. The survey is conducted in case of an increase, and intervention
[00:25:42] is made. Intervention is either through monitoring
[00:25:45] the sequence of invoices
[00:25:48] and prices and price announcements, in addition
[00:25:51] them and intervening to control them by selling at an increased
[00:25:55] price, or by considering
[00:25:58] that supply is low and demand is high, so a proposal is drafted
[00:26:02] and sent to the Supply and Import Committee to open
[00:26:06] up the import of chicken, as happened recently. Does the intervention
[00:26:10] reach this extent, that you even
[00:26:13] control if the reason for the increase is a shortage of supply and
[00:26:16] increased demand? So, a clear justifying memorandum
[00:26:21] is less, so you keep the committee, and the committee
[00:26:24] then... Well, does this include all commodities? This includes all
[00:26:27] commodities that witness unjustified increases compared to
[00:26:31] all governorates. Of course, as you know, we are talking about a free
[00:26:35] market, an unrestricted import market,
[00:26:38] and production materials. So, the supply of the material in all governorates
[00:26:41] will be from multiple importers and also different
[00:26:45] producers, and at the same time, different sales outlets. When the survey
[00:26:49] is conducted, it is conducted across all governorates. So, if there is price stability, even if
[00:26:53] it is high, I mean, the price is high from the consumer's
[00:26:56] perspective. Yes, but all sales outlets
[00:27:00] are similar, stable. This increase is sometimes
[00:27:03] mostly due to a shortage of supply, for example. Yes,
[00:27:07] or a commodity that has witnessed a certain
[00:27:11] epidemic, a shortage, so the season is affected, and sometimes
[00:27:14] it witnesses an increase. So, if the solution is in import,
[00:27:18] then import is allowed, because consumer protection
[00:27:22] also includes, if the import price is indeed
[00:27:25] lower, it is studied that the import price is lower
[00:27:28] and secures the commodity, so import is opened for a limited period,
[00:27:33] of course, taking into account local production. Last week,
[00:27:36] chicken farmers were experiencing losses.
[00:27:39] I mean, the week before, they always had protests
[00:27:42] and objections. You opened exports,
[00:27:46] you closed exports. This export opening is restricted,
[00:27:49] I mean, it's not for a limited period and types, so
[00:27:52] feathered chicken export was opened,
[00:27:56] prices for the citizen. Exactly. We saw
[00:27:59] a big drop, and this includes all commodities. But despite
[00:28:03] everything you mentioned, Mr.
[00:28:07] honestly, and we thank you for them, the price is still high,
[00:28:10] as most of the residents we met
[00:28:14] said. Prices are always rising and inflating. We want
[00:28:18] this issue. It's as I mentioned to you, the reality is supply
[00:28:22] and demand. There is now competition. There is a project, God willing,
[00:28:26] that will soon see the light
[00:28:28] in all cities and rural areas, which is
[00:28:32] the Syrian Trade Halls. Hmm, which will open new
[00:28:36] sales outlets with specific
[00:28:39] they are specified based on will be a positive intervention for basic
[00:28:42] materials, which when they experience a price increase, there will
[00:28:45] be special imports or the release of special materials if
[00:28:50] the local market at, let's say, a reduced
[00:28:53] price. You will move to direct practical impact
[00:28:56] through centers. Where has this process reached, Mr. Hassan?
[00:28:59] In the experimental implementation phases, God willing, in the next few days.
[00:29:03] This will happen. It will start in halls where there will be subsidized
[00:29:07] materials or just for market regulation? Not subsidized materials
[00:29:10] in the sense of being subsidized, meaning materials less than cost, but at a reduced
[00:29:14] price and with a small profit margin compared
[00:29:16] to the inputs. The place
[00:29:20] of sale will be free, meaning the company that will offer
[00:29:23] in return, a reduction in basic materials
[00:29:27] at a price or, let's say, a small profit. If,
[00:29:30] up to this moment, traders
[00:29:33] can still control the market, meaning there might be
[00:29:37] some cartels that can raise the price of a certain commodity, how do you deal
[00:29:40] with that? In case we see any price increase, it is being studied
[00:29:44] from the original source of import.
[00:29:47] And also, in cooperation with land and sea ports,
[00:29:51] the issue of inspections and the entry
[00:29:55] of goods and the people entering the quantities
[00:29:58] distributed, and also visiting warehouses and counting the quantities.
[00:30:02] Of course, as I mentioned, this matter requires extensive
[00:30:05] preparation and statistics, and we are moving forward
[00:30:08] with steps we started with a direct access system
[00:30:11] for all activities. Aha. And currently, also
[00:30:13] for factories and manufacturers, and also warehouses. When
[00:30:17] you have the information, you can intervene. Is this through
[00:30:20] the application you are working on, special to you, and constant
[00:30:24] monitoring and oversight happens and you expand it? Okay, I want to
[00:30:27] ask about something related to citizen oversight, which is very
[00:30:30] important and touches the time. How
[00:30:32] do you deal with citizen complaints,
[00:30:35] and how will you activate
[00:30:38] regard? Honestly, I thank you, this is the important point,
[00:30:42] because today the real eye and the real oversight is
[00:30:45] the citizen, in light of market liberalization. I mean,
[00:30:48] we oblige businesses to announce the price, and the citizen,
[00:30:52] when he looks at the price announcement in one place and the price announcement in another
[00:30:55] place, he will buy from the lower price, for sure,
[00:30:58] but