(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has launched monitoring raids on outlets offering subsidised sacrificial sheep at Central Market on first day of the initiative yesterday to ensure they are following the rules.
Under the initiative which aims at providing Qataris with sacrificial sheep at a reasonable price for the upcoming Eid Al Adha, MEC offered 12,500 sheep (10,000 Syrian sheep and 2,500 local sheep), said a release.
The initiative came for the sixth year in a row to create a balance in prices of sheep in local market. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce fixed the price of sacrificial animals at QR1,200 for local sheep weighing 40kg and above and QR1,100 for Arab sheep of 45kg and above.
The subsidised sheep are being sold to citizens on their ID cards. The MEC in coordination with Widam Food Company launched the initiative to provide appropriate animals fit for scarifying during Eid Al Adha.
The sales of subsidised sheep for sacrifice to Qataris started yesterday and will continue until the third day of Eid Al Adha.
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