VIDEO: Jokowi Bans Cooking Oil Exports, This Is What Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto Says
JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto announced that the government has officially banned the export of raw materials for cooking oil and cooking oil as of Thursday, April 27, at 00.00 WIB. Crude Palm Oil (CPO) is a commodity that is prohibited from export. Airlangga said, regarding President Joko Widodo's directive on the policy of banning the export of cooking oil and cooking oil raw materials, the aim was to ensure that the supply of bulk cooking oil for IDR 14,000 per liter could be evenly distributed throughout Indonesia. The decision to stop the export of imported raw materials was also made based on input from the public. This was conveyed by Airlangga Hartarto Airlangga virtually in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 27.
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