Kulon Progo - The Kulon Progo Resort Police found a number of bulk cooking oil traders at the level of the people's market traders ranging from IDR 14,500 to IDR 18,000 per liter, or above the highest retail price.
As is known, the highest retail price (HET) for bulk cooking oil sales is IDR 14,000 per liter or IDR 15,500 per kilogram.
Kulon Progo Police Chief AKBP Muharomah Fajarini said his party still found a number of traders selling bulk cooking oil between IDR 14,500 to IDR 18,000 per liter.
"Based on these findings, we have ordered their staff to coordinate with the Kulon Progo Trade and Industry Agency (Disdagin) to provide warnings and guidance," Fajarini said in Kulon Progo, Tuesday, May 31.
He said the Kulon Progo Police through the food task force had also advised traders who I would buy from the top seller chain, so they would get a good price so they could still make a profit.
"We ask the food task force to intensively monitor food availability and the implementation of the policy for determining the HET for bulk cooking oil as stipulated in the Minister of Trade Regulation Number 11 of 2022," he said, as quoted by Antara.
Fajarini said that since February 2022, the Kulon Progo Police has carried out food monitoring activities, especially cooking oil, which at that time was packaged cooking oil until the HET was determined in bulk cooking oil.
A number of preventive activities have been carried out, he said, starting from socialization by installing banners and fielding kring serse.
In addition, coordination and cooperation with agencies, both TNI and Disdagin Kulon Progo are also intensely carried out.
"Although preventive measures have been taken, it turns out that we received information that cooking oil sales were not in accordance with the HET.
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"For this reason, we invite traders, especially bulk cooking oil traders, to obey the HET rules from the government," he said.
Head of Trade Division of the Kulon Progo Industry and Trade Agency, Endang Zulywanti, continued with the findings, his party continued to monitor the price of bulk cooking oil in the market.
Disdagin is also making more banners related to the price of bulk cooking oil according to HET which will be installed in the markets which has been done before.
"Regarding the sanctions for traders who violate HET, the Kulon Progo Industry and Trade Agency only provides guidance to them," he said.
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