The head of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, followed up during a meeting with the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed Al-Huwaij, the head of the Municipal Guard Department, Rajab Qatousa, the acting director of the Food and Drug Control Center, and a number of directors of departments in the ministry, the department, and the center, the availability of basic commodities and controlling their prices, quality, and suitability during Ramadan.
Dbeibeh issued his instructions on the need for the Municipal Guard and Control Center to monitor the suitability of goods, the unacceptable increase in prices, and for the Ministry of Economy to determine and monitor prices. He also stressed the necessity of holding continuous meetings with traders and businessmen to regulate the flow of goods and determine their prices.
Dbeibeh emphasized the need to monitor the import of meat and to adopt the countries that supply it, and to periodically review the countries and consider the health requirements and ensure the method of slaughter, and consider the matter non-negotiable. He also called for the formation of an emergency room during Ramadan, consisting of the relevant authorities, to monitor the local market and the availability and prices of goods.
For his part, Al-Huwaij confirmed that the basic commodities needed by Libyan families during Ramadan are fully available, and there is monitoring of the open documentary credits during the past months, which will help reduce prices and provide goods.