Cheap market in Tangerang

Cheap market in Tangerang

TANGERANG (JP): The economics section of the Tangerang
mayoralty is organizing a market selling cheap foodstuffs on
Tuesday and Wednesday to enable the needy to celebrate the Idul
Fitri holidays.

E. Habibah, chairwoman of the section, said on Tuesday that
the market was intended mainly for the mayoralty's employees of
the lowest rank, contract workers and poor people living near the
mayoralty office.

"At least 22 companies and five cooperatives are taking part
in the cheap market, displaying various products ranging from
textiles, garments and shoes to food and beverages. The products
are sold at discounted prices," she said.

Habibah explained that her section was also providing 5,000
packs of foodstuffs, each consisting of 5 kilograms of rice, 1.2
kg of eggs, 1 kg of sugar, 1 kg of cooking oil and 1 kg of wheat
flour. Each pack has a market price of Rp 50,00 and may be bought
at Rp 33,000, she said.

On Tuesday Tangerang Mayor H.M. Thamrin handed over 1,800
packs of free-of-charge foodstuffs to old people from six
districts and another 300 packs for orphaned children.

Local people warmly hailed the mayoralty's initiative in
giving out the free-of-charge foodstuffs and holding the cheap
market.

They hoped that the foodstuffs would be given to those who
really needed them.

They also urged the mayoralty to extend the duration of the
cheap market so as to enable poor people to buy what they needed.
(41/hhr)