The Scarcity Of Cooking Oil Should Be The Government's Attention

Rizki Aljupri/Photo: Instagram @Rizki_Aljupri

JAKARTA – Deputy General Treasurer of DPP PAN Rizki Aljupri assessed that the scarcity of cooking oil in various regions should be the government's concern. Although several efforts have been made, it turns out that there are still residents who are still difficult to get cooking oil.

In addition, Rizki assessed that the HET (highest retail price) policy implemented so far has not been effective.

"The problem of scarcity of cooking oil must be a special concern for the government and a solution must be found immediately. The HET (highest retail price) policy has proven difficult to implement in the field, because there are still many traders who already buy stock from distributors at the old price. This can be overcome if there is a subsidy policy directly to the traders," said Rizki in Jakarta, Saturday, February 19.

According to Rizki, in the future the government, in this case the Ministry of Trade, must be able to maintain a balance in the availability of cooking oil stocks and properly monitor the prices circulating in the market.

"In the future, the government, in this case the Ministry of Trade, must really be able to maintain the balance of supply and demand for basic necessities, especially cooking oil. The recent shortages should not be repeated, especially before Ramadan and Eid. indications of cartel practices, do not hesitate to involve KPPU. The supervisory function absolutely must be strengthened," he said.

Regarding the suspected hoarding, Rizki also asked the authorities to take firm action against rogue traders who intentionally stockpiled cooking oil in order to sell it at a high price.