THE prices of some basic consumer products have recently gone up following a scandalous increase in the retail prices of garlic and ginger. The price increases made the selective implementation and enforcement of the price tag law more obvious.

The price tag law requires merchants to place prices on every item. Many retailers, including big chain of supermarkets, have resorted to clever, if not dishonest way, of going around the law.

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