The Internal Trade Department’s Deputy Director-General Somchart Sroythong said that the department has dispatched officers to visit all flood-hit provinces to check on the locals, who might have been facing shortage of goods, while the inundation remains unresolved.
Mr. Somchart added that the Internal Trade Department is working hard to boost farm product prices and to offer more effective protection to consumers, as called for by the government.
He said that, so far, all projects have served their purpose as farmers have seen their household revenue increased and their quality of life improved while there has been more cash circulation in the market.
Regarding the consumer protection, Mr. Somchart stated that the Internal Trade Department has been trying to make sure that goods prices are in line with their capital costs in order to prevent consumers from being ripped off.
