Taliban economic commission tightens controls on prices and goods quality
The Taliban administration’s economic commission, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy chief for economic affairs in the prime minister’s office, stressed the need for comprehensive control of prices and the quality of goods nationwide at a special meeting in the Marble Palace.
At the meeting, after reviewing the current market situation, it was decided that consumer committees under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the provinces and districts, as well as the committee operating under the Kabul municipality, should seriously carry out their responsibilities in controlling prices and submit periodic reports to the tariff committee.
The food and drug deputy at the Ministry of Public Health was also instructed to increase monitoring and quality control of imported goods at the country’s commercial ports, while the standards and quality department was told to strengthen its activities in this area.
The tariff committee was further tasked with allowing higher tariffs on imported goods only if the quality and quantity of similar domestic products meet the set standards.
In addition, the economic commission called for periodic reports from market price and quality control committees in order to exercise better oversight of their work.
Finally, it was stressed that any individual or institution that violates the established rules on the price and quality of goods will be dealt with in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
The decisions come amid concerns that rising prices and declining quality of imported goods have had a negative impact on Afghanistan’s fragile economy and people’s livelihoods.
