Jokowi Once Claimed The Price Of Bulk Cooking Oil Was Controlled, In Fact In Mataram The HET Was Still IDR 18 Thousand
MATARAM - The Trade Office of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, is still having difficulty controlling the price of bulk cooking oil according to the highest retail price (HET) of Rp. 15,500 per kilogram, so retailers are still selling Rp. 18,000 per kilogram.
"Until now, retailers are still selling bulk cooking oil of Rp. 18,000 per kilogram. These traders do not want to make a small profit, especially since their quota is limited," said Head of the Mataram City Trade Service (Disdag) Uun Pujianto as quoted by Antara, Monday, May 23.
According to him, traders do not want to sell according to HET on the grounds that the distribution of bulk cooking oil is not smooth and the quota they get is less than usual.
"For this distribution problem, we don't know for sure the cause and the distribution is carried out by only one company," he said.
Referring to the requirements for purchasing bulk cooking oil by showing an ID card, according to the law, the policy is applied to purchases of over 10 kilograms so that purchases can be targeted.
"If you only buy 2-3 kilograms for your own consumption, you don't need to show an ID card," he said.
The price and stock of packaged cooking oil in Mataram City, added Uun, so far are still safe and the price is normal.
"For packaged cooking oil, there is still a lot of stock, and the normal price is above Rp. 20,000 per liter depending on the brand," he said.
As previously reported, President Jokowi previously announced that Indonesia would re-open the tap for cooking oil exports next week.
"I have decided that cooking oil exports will reopen on Monday, May 23," Jokowi said as shown on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Thursday, May 19.
Jokowi said this decision was taken by prioritizing several considerations. The first is the increasing supply of cooking oil to meet domestic needs.
"Based on my direct checks in the field and the reports I received, thank God, the supply of cooking oil continues to grow," said Jokowi.
"The national demand for bulk cooking oil is approximately 194 thousand tons per month and before the export ban our supply only reached 64.5 thousand tons, but after the export ban in April, our supply reached 211 thousand tons per month, exceeding the national demand. our monthly," added Jokowi.
The second reason is the decline in the national average price of cooking oil. "In April, before the export ban, the national average price of bulk cooking oil was around Rp. 19,800 and after the ban, the national average price was Rp. 17,200 to Rp. 17,600," Jokowi explained.