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Computing of Prices of Items Subject to Price Control Regulations

There are 9 items which are subject to Price Control Regulations and are listed below:

ITEMS WHOLESALE RETAIL
Chicken wings $4.28 per kg   
$1.94 per lb
$5.36 per kg
$2.43 per lb
Chicken backs & necks $1.76 per kg
$0.80 per lb
$2.29 per kg
$1.04 per lb
Whole chicken - (with giblets) $7.43 per kg
$3.38 per lb
$8.77 per kg
$3.99 per lb
Turkey wings $6.05 per kg
$2.75 per lb
$8.05 per kg
$3.66 per lb
Sugar - (regular) $1.38 per kg
$0.63 per lb
$1.52 per kg
$0.69 per lb
Diesel fuel $2.77416 per litre $2.96 per litre
Gasoline $3.24952 per litre $3.48 per litre
Kerosine $1.94546 per litre $1.99 per litre
Liquified petroleum gas 100 lb   $196.30 per cylinder
Liquified petroleum gas 25 lb   $54.17 per cylinder
Liquified petroleum gas 20 lb   $43.49 per cylinder

From time to time, as world prices for these items fluctuate, the Government will formulate a new price structure, which must be gazetted.

These items, which are subject to price control, should not be sold above the current wholesale or retail price.

The Control Of Prices are covered under The Control of Price (General) Regulation 1983 that is, S.I. 1983 No. 29.

The prices came into effect on the 19th March, 2012