JAKARTA - Residents of Bekasi Regency can still buy bulk cooking oil even though they don't have the PeduliLindung application. You do this by using the Population Identification Number on the Identity Card (KTP).
"There's no need to worry, people who don't have the PeduliLindung application can still use their ID cards, this aims to make it right on target," said Head of the Control of Basic and Important Goods at the Bekasi Regency Trade Office Helmi Yenti in Cikarang, Thursday, July 14, quoted from Antara.
He ensured that the distribution of bulk cooking oil in Bekasi Regency would be right on target even though based on central instructions, supervision of the distribution of cheap cooking oil using the PeduliLindung application.
Yanti also ensured that bulk cooking oil distributed to the public was sold at the highest retail price of Rp. 14 thousand per liter. This type of cooking oil is not allowed to be sold to the industrial sector.
"So this cooking oil is not allowed for industry, but it can be purchased for MSMEs, such as fried food sellers and the like," he said.
Based on market needs, on average each sub-district in the Bekasi Regency area requires about five tons of cooking oil for a week. This bulk cooking oil stock is still able to meet the needs of the community.
"So in terms of distribution there are also no obstacles, because we are working with SOEs, there is no shortage," he said.
The Bekasi Regency Trade Office together with the Food Task Force continue to carry out market operations on a regular basis to ensure the availability of bulk cooking oil in their area.
"Our market operations are carried out twice a week with the aim of ensuring the availability of bulk cooking oil in the field as well as distribution channels so that it is according to its designation, right on target," he said.
Regarding cooking oil, the Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan, previously issued the Minister of Trade Regulation Number 41 of 2022 concerning the Governance of People's Packaged Cooking Oil, which will take effect on July 8, 2022.
The regulation is related to the government rolling out the People's Packaged Cooking Oil (MGKR) program with the Oilita brand, by involving business actors.
“Minyakita in the People's Packaged Cooking Oil program gives business actors a choice in distributing DMO cooking oil. DMO cooking oil distributed using the Oilita brand must be sold at a price of Rp. 14,000 per liter," said the Trade Minister in a statement in Jakarta, Tuesday.
The Minister of Trade Regulation regulates the selling price according to the HET, distribution point, form of packaging, fulfillment of distribution permits and standards, as well as incentives for packaging multiplier factors for business actors who provide Oilita packaged cooking oil.
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