Most hawkers say they are unlikely to raise prices despite rising cost of electricity, cooking oil and vegetables

[tripleme]

SINGAPORE - Despite the cost of essentials such as electricity, cooking oil and vegetables having gone up by as much as 30 per cent in recent months, most hawkers The Straits Times spoke to are delaying plans to hike the prices of their dishes.

Instead, they are letting higher costs eat into their earnings, as many fear losing their regular customer base after an already tough year of fluctuating Covid-19 dining restrictions.

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[Shion]

pls la, they alr jack up the prices once during covid period

talk until like as if they so nice

i challenge them not to increase the prices next year or so when gst increases to 9%

 

[Neon92]

Wait till rent goes up