Deputy Minister Of Trade Jerry About Retail Entrepreneurs Threatening To Stop Selling Cooking Oil: That's Not A Concern

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SEMARANG - Deputy Minister of Trade (Wamendag) Jerry Sambuaga believes cooking oil will not become a rare item in the market even though there is a polemic because the payment for the price difference has not been completed or the exchange of cooking oil with Aprindo.

"It is said that cooking oil will suddenly become scarce, isn't it," said Jerry, quoted from Antara, Saturday, August 19.

Jerry's statement was related to the development of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association (Aprindo) which said it would reduce the purchase of cooking oil and stop buying cooking oil from producers so that it could cause household consumption items to become scarce.

Jerry explained that cooking oil such as oil, bulk, and premium ones are not only sold at retail outlets, but also in the market as well as through online trading.

Therefore, he believes that people have a lot of access to cooking oil.

"The point is that our medium to obtain cooking oil is spread everywhere, so once again this is not a concern," he said.

Jerry appreciates Aprindo as one of the stakeholders (stakeholders). He invited Aprindo to sit down together to share perceptions about the problem of cooking oil ratios.

"Aprindo, please convey their aspirations because from a point of view they have a concern, but we have a concern. Later we will sit down together," he said.

The Ministry of Trade, said Jerry, is still studying the problem of cooking oil ratios to determine the ministry's attitude in the future.

Jerry explained that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) had issued a legal opinion that the completion of the cooking oil ratio was completed according to applicable regulations.

"We'll see in the future, the latest, and updated ones. So we're referring to the latest regulations," said Jerry.

Aprindo on Friday, August 18, is reported to have conveyed five steps that will be taken by retailers so that the government will immediately complete its obligation to pay the cooking oil ratio. One of these steps is that it will reduce the purchase of cooking oil from distributors if the faction is not paid.

A number of retail companies are also said to stop buying cooking oil from distributors if there is no certainty regarding the problem of the faction.