PAN Glad That The Government Waives PCR And Antigen Conditions, But Sad To See The Scarcity Of Cooking Oil

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JAKARTA - Deputy General Treasurer of DPP PAN Rizki Aljupri, welcomed the government's policy which exempted the mandatory requirements for PCR and antigen tests for domestic travellers.

According to him, this policy will make it easier for people who have business needs or work between regions in Indonesia. "In addition, this policy eases the burden on people who want to vacation or travel to certain areas without additional costs for PCR and antigen tests," Rizki said in Jakarta, Sunday, March 13. Rizki also appreciated the quarantine exemption policy for foreign tourists visiting. He hopes that this policy can revive the Indonesian economy in the tourism sector.

"Of course the release of quarantine is good news for tourism entrepreneurs in Bali who have been sluggish for almost three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this policy, it is hoped that foreign tourists will no longer need to be afraid to visit Bali because there are additional costs and so on," he said.

Although he is happy with the two government policies, Rizki admits that he is sad to see the problem of the scarcity of cooking oil whose price is sky-high. He reminded, there are still many areas whose cooking oil needs have not been fulfilled. In fact, people have to be willing to queue to get it. What's more, so many queues have claimed lives in East Kalimantan.

“We are certainly sad to see the phenomenon of a mother who is struggling to fill the kitchen of her house and has to die due to waiting in line for cooking oil. This should be the government's attention, so that the scarcity of cooking oil can cost lives again," said Rizki. . Of course this is very ironic," he added.

Therefore, the PAN politician again reminded the government to anticipate the scarcity and price of cooking oil ahead of the month of Ramadan 2022.

"Don't let the scarcity and high prices for cooking oil continue during the month of Ramadan. We need proper anticipation to reduce this problem," said Rizki. "To overcome the problem of retail traders who have already purchased at prices above HET from distributors, there needs to be a simplification of the BPDPKS subsidy claim mechanism," he concluded.