Increase in the prices of edible items at Utility Stores has been notified after the approval of the ECC, ARY News reported on Saturday.
After the price hike in the general market, preparations are underway to make food items expensive at utility stores as well.
Rs10 to 20 have been increased at the bottles of Shampo, while Rs 21 to 32 were jacked up on tea whiteners.
On Friday, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had approved partial rationalization of subsidies on rates of wheat flour, sugar and ghee in view of continuous fluctuations in international commodity prices.
It had directed to provide maximum relief to the consumers despite a significant price differential between subsidized prices offered by the Utility Stores Corporation and the prevailing prices in the domestic markets.
