Ministers of Energy and Water, Walid Fayyad, and Economy and Trade, Amin Salam, issued a joint statement on Sunday, indicating that “after receiving several complaints about abuses and unjustified increases in the prices of diesel when delivered to consumers, especially that the new official price has been issued by the Ministry of Energy and Water, which determines the value and transportation fee that should never be exceeded, the Ministers of Energy, Water, Economy and Trade denounce these actions and are in the process of taking urgent procedural measures to combat any fraudulent act, starting with stopping the delivery of goods to violating distributors to legally prosecuting them.”
The statement urged all those affected to inform the concerned authorities in the Consumer Protection Department, in order to prevent the persistence of similar violations.
In this connection, the Ministry of Economy and Trade reminded citizens that “they can report any breach by calling the Consumer Protection Authority on the hot line # 1739,” pledging to “take the immediate appropriate administrative and judicial action against anyone who violates the laws.
Source: National News Agency