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April 11, 2021
LAHORE: Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) opposed the Punjab government sugar ex-mill and retail price fixation decision of Rs80 and 85 per kilogram, respectively and termed that this stopgap measure of ‘fixing price’ can at best provide temporary relief to cap the excessive price increase.
However, this measure fails to benefit the sector or the economy at large. The short-term benefit of fixing prices (if any) does not justify the long-term loss caused by such policies, the CCP stated in a policy note ‘fixing of maximum retail price of sugar by government of Punjab’.
The policy note has been issued in the context of a circular issued by the government of Punjab for fixing of the maximum retail price of sugar at Rs85 per kilogram. The CCP compelled by its mandate deemed it necessary to caution and explain the unintended consequences of putting a price ceiling.
WINNIPEG Winnipeg is in the running to be the host city for the 2025 World Youth Archery Championships. If successful the bid could bring an economic boom to the city, estimated to be around $5 million. This is based on an analysis by Sportcal, a global sports economics consultancy, on a similar event held in Denmark in 2015. “We re hoping that by showcasing archery at a high level, and these archers are the cream of the crop in youth archery, they re the up and comers,” said Kelly Taylor, vice-president of athlete development with Archery Manitoba. “We hope that in showcasing archery at this level we can inspire other Canadians to take up archery cause it is a sport that could be for everyone.
Some companies are giving customers free rewards for getting vaccinated. Krispy Kreme and Staples have publicly promised doughnuts and laminated CDC cards.
The hottest fashion of the pandemic is the pajama set Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images
If you splurged on a matching pajama set for the first time over the last year, you re not alone.
Those fortunate enough to maintain an income shifted scheduled spend from normal routines to indulgences.
People also satisfied their skin hunger with silks, satins, plushes, and Peruvian cottons.
In March 2020, Vanessa Diaz was supposed to be in Mexico getting married. Instead she was quarantined in her Los Angeles apartment with her fiance and their chihuahua/pug mix, Raisin Bran. But she had just splashed out on a new set of pajamas she was planning to wear on her wedding weekend, and with no reason to leave the house she started wearing them more like, a lot more.