JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry's steps in regulating the supply of bulk cooking oil for MSMEs and the community have begun to be realized.
The Director General of Agro Industry of the Ministry of Industry Putu Juli Ardika said that as much as 28 thousand tons of bulk cooking oil began to be distributed in stages.
This happened after the issuance of Minister of Industry Regulation (Permenperin) No. 8 of 2022 concerning the Provision of Bulk Cooking Oil for the Needs of the Community, Micro Enterprises, and Small Businesses in the Financing Framework by the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS).
"Industrial companies are ready and have done distribution. There are quite a lot of shipments and distributions. Currently, around 28 thousand tons have been distributed," Putu said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 30.
It is known, the government has overhauled policies related to bulk palm cooking oil (MGS). From a trade-based policy to an industry-based policy.
This was done because the trade-based bulk MGS policy proved ineffective in maintaining supply. The price of MGS for the community, micro-enterprises, and small businesses is also unstable.
With industry-based policies, the government hopes to better regulate raw materials, production, and distribution of bulk MGS. That way, the supply is always available at a price that matches the highest retail price (HET).
This industry-based policy is also strengthened by the use of digital technology for the Bulk Cooking Oil Information System (Simirah). The system is expected to tighten management and supervision.
Putu hopes that the supply of bulk cooking oil will continue to increase in the next few days.
"So, before Monday, April 4, most of the people's needs for bulk cooking oil have been met," said Putu Juli.
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