48pc to 450pc increase in vegetables prices in a year
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LAHORE:The prices of some essential vegetables are increased 48 percent to 450 percent year on year basis as the rates of perishables are touching to new heights due to flaw in policies and weak price control mechanism. The official price of new soft skin potato on November 11, 2018, was Rs37 per kg which on November 12, 2019, reached Rs55 per kg, but sold at Rs70 per kg. Interestingly, the sellers are selling sugar-free potato at Rs70 per kg against its official rates Rs37 per kg only. The highest ever increase in price was witnessed in tomato prices of 450 percent which reached Rs165 per kg from official rates of last year Rs30 per kg only. The real increase is much higher than 450 percent...