Indonesian Ombudsman asks for the highest retail price of garlic to be regulated
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Published Mar 24, 2024
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The Indonesian Ombudsman is calling on the government to regulate the highest retail price (HET) for garlic, set by the Ministry of Trade in 2019 at IDR 32,000 per kg, to uncover potential corruption in the trade. The price of garlic has seen a significant increase, with the national average price in 2022 between IDR 24,000-IDR 28,000 per kg, and is projected to reach IDR 39,170 per kg by early March 2024, a 22.41% increase from the HET.
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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Indonesian Ombudsman asked the government to regulate the implementation of the highest retail price (HET) for garlic. Member of the Indonesian Ombudsman, Yeka Hendra Fatika, said that the HET for garlic had actually been set by the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) since 2019, namely IDR 32,000 per kg. Unfortunately, said Yeka, the implementation of HET for garlic has not been regulated, so there is potential for price play in this kitchen spice commodity. According to him, if the garlic HET is regulated, it can be known whether the order in the garlic trade in Indonesia is rent seeking (corruption) or not. "There has been a HET for garlic (from) the Ministry of Trade since 2019, IDR 32,000 per kg, but this is not regulated. For example, garlic matters are all in the National Food Agency (Bapanas), so the HET will depend on the cost component and that is what proves whether there is reed seeking or not," said Yeka at the Press Conference on the Final ...
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