The Ministry of Finance (MoF)''s Price Management Department will actively set up scenarios for managing prices of essential goods according to the market performance, but still ensuring inflation control as targeted.
The Ministry of Finance has asked its Price Management Department to keep a close watch on market supply and demand as well as price developments, especially of essential goods, during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January will fluctuate slightly and
see a minor reduction, the Price Management Department under the
Ministry of Finance, forecast.