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ST Forum Jun 14, 2011 Reduce rentals to keep food stalls afloat MY HEART goes out to food stall holders who have been caught between their pledge to maintain prices for six months and the rising prices of almost everything. The pledge to hold prices in an uncertain business environment was a brave one, though probably not well thought through. We should go back to the original aim of setting up food centres, which was to provide affordable sustenance. And for this, the rentals should be reduced. The HDB and other government agencies that are landlords, and the private companies that run food centres, should step up and reduce rentals. They too have a duty to the population. They should show they have their hearts in the right place by ensuring the survival of such food centres which have acquired social relevance as well. Murali Sharma
