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20 Mar 2009 ... Although it varied according to each region, the maximum price for first necessity goods was about one third higher than the 1790 prices, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_Price_Act

Moroccan government allotted over USD 1.5Bn to subsidize first necessity goods in 2007, said here Tuesday, minister in charge of Economic and General ...
www.maroc.ma/.../USD 1.5Bn to subsidize first necessity goo...

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essential goods (and services)
also
basic goods

Specialty Definition: ESSENTIAL GOODS
Domain Definition
Business
Items (as of food, clothing, shelter. . . that cannot be done without: things that must be had (as for the preservation and reasonable enjoyment of life): Essentials. Source: European Union. (references)

Portuguese
bens de primeira necessidade (essentials, necessaries). (various references)

Imported cars will drop to 15% from 20% in 2001, to 10% in 2002 and 7.5 in 2003. Duties on some essential goods will also be slashed to 5.5% by the end of 2002 from 10% now. (references)
A range of essential goods such as certain food items and petroleum products, public transport services and health care are completely exempt from GST. Goods and services supplied to diplomatic missions have been granted GST exemptions only on a case-by-case, negotiated basis. (references)

Under the new law, the Government may curtail or suspend the right to strike for certain categories of government employees only for reasons of national security, safeguarding national foreign policy interests, or providing the population with essential goods and services. (references)

ESSENTIAL GOODS AND SERVICES ACT. TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title Part I Preliminary 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Application 4. ...
www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_act/egasa279/

... The Cuban government is implementing a price reduction of up to 20 percent on 24 basic goods sold at foreign-currency stores, including food ...
www.miamiherald.com/581/story/1180466.html