Trade Minister Zulhas Committed To Maintain Bapok Stability In The Center For Increased Subsidized Fuel Prices

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JAKARTA - Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan ensured that the prices of basic goods continued to be stable in the community. In order to achieve this, his party will continue to monitor and take steps to anticipate the price of basic necessities (bapok), especially after the price of subsidized fuel oil.

I monitor the price of basic goods every day. At Pasar Karang Ayu, the price of basic goods is stable. For eggs to continue to decline, the market is recorded at Rp. 27,000/kg and we continue to monitor them," he said in a press statement on Sunday, September 11.

According to Zulhas, as Zulkifli Hasan is called, based on observations, the price of medium rice was recorded at Rp. 10,000/kg, premium rice at Rp. 12,000/kg, sugar at Rp. 13,000/kg, bulk cooking oil at Rp. 12,000/liter, cooking oil at Rp. 14,000/liter, packaged cooking oil at Rp. 18,000/liter.

Then, flour of flour of Rp. 12,500/kg, beef of Rp. 130,000/kg, broiler of Rp. 34,000/kg, chicken eggs of Rp. 27,000/kg, curly red chilies of Rp. 60,000/kg, large red chilies of Rp. 55,000/kg, red cayenne pepper of Rp. 45,000/kg, shallots of Rp. 30,000/kg, and garlic of Rp. 20,000/kg.

Trade Minister Zulhas added that President Joko Widodo instructed local governments to assist in the transportation costs of basic necessities. Especially for regions that experienced an increase in the price of basic goods, more than 5 percent.

Local governments will help subsidize their transportation so that the price of basic goods can go down. So this should be a concern not to be volatile," he said.

Furthermore, the government is also trying to keep food inflation under control. Among them are through market operations, as well as transportation subsidies as well as optimizing the Maritime Outlet, Sea Toll Road, and Air Bridge programs.

"We are optimistic that we can control price turmoil as efforts to stabilize cooking oil that has succeeded in recording deflation in the last four months," concluded Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan.