Unilever's price rise 'a corporate decision'

Government will not interfere, official says

BEIJING - Unilever's decision to raise the price of some of its products is a "corporate decision", and the government will not punish the company or "interfere" with its business, a senior official said.

But a major priority for the government this year is to control the price of food and daily necessities in cities to combat inflation, Li Qing, deputy director general of the department of pricing supervision at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on Thursday.