Supermarket And Trader Watcher, Garut Regency Government Ensures Cooking Oil Sales Of IDR 14,000 Per Liter

Head of the Garut Regency Industry, Trade, Energy and Mineral Resources Office, Nia Gania Karyana. (AMONG)

GARUT - The Government of Garut Regency, West Java ensures that the price of cooking oil sold in the market is in accordance with the highest retail price (HET) of Rp. 14,000 per liter based on the decision of the central government.

"We are conducting temporary monitoring at supermarkets and minimarkets in Ramayana, Asia, Yogya, Yomart, and several minimarkets that were sampled, 80 percent of which have sold prices at Rp. 14,000," said Head of the Industry, Trade, Energy and Mineral Resources Garut Regency. Nia Gania Karyana in Garut, Antara, Friday, January 21.

He said that the price of cooking oil in the market so far has been higher, reaching Rp. 20,000 per liter, so that it is quite burdensome for the community, especially business actors. The central government then issued a policy of one cooking oil price of Rp. 14,000 per liter.

"The government made price adjustments for six days," he said.

The Garut Regency Government has carried out a direct review to ensure that cooking oil sales are in accordance with HET on the market. The findings in the field, he said, were that there were still some traders who sold cooking oil that did not comply with the HET, then they were given verbal warnings and reprimands.

"The central government will make continuous efforts so that cooking oil is in a stable position and affordable by the community," he said.

Regarding the surge in buyers in the market due to lower cooking oil prices, Gania asked supermarket and minimarket managers to increase their stock to meet consumer needs.

"This (price adjustment) is done so that business actors and households can carry out economic activities, and households can provide life for their families at affordable prices," he said.