06Apr 23
- Admin Web Papua
- Inflasi
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JAYAPURA - The Papua Provincial Government guarantees that the stock of staple food and fuel is sufficient to meet the needs of the community, ahead of Easter and Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijri.
This can be seen from the surprise inspection of the provincial government which is part of the Papua Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) to seven points in Jayapura City, Thursday (6/4/2023) including Pertamina gas station, logistic agency warehouse, and modern markets and distributors of staples.
In this regard, residents of Jayapura City and its surroundings are asked not to panic buying, which can trigger scarcity and even inflation increase in prices of goods and services in general.
"In general (fuel and food stocks) are all safe also modern retail and distributors. Therefore, our citizens are urged not to make panic purchases."
"Once again the provincial government guarantees that there is no scarcity and our stocks are safe for Eid al-Fitr and Easter," said Assistant Secretary of Papua for Economic and People Welfare, Suzana Wanggai, in a press statement.
Suzana ensures that the TIPD Papua team does not work behind a desk, but will continuously conduct hearings and market operations to reduce inflation.
Head of the Papua Provincial Office of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, SMEs and Manpower, Omah Laduani Ladamay added that in addition to market operations, his party would routinely carry out low-cost market activities, to provide staple food at affordable prices.
"I think all our efforts from the government continue to be done. The agricultural agencies carried out free rice distribution also. So there is no need to worry about staple food stock," he said.
The head of the Papua Marine and Fisheries Department, Iman Djuniawal confirmed the same thing. The availability of fish is sufficient to meet the needs of the community.
"Earlier from the inspection in the Hamadi market, the availability of fish was sufficient. So people do not need to worry and buy in large quantities," he explained.
It is known that the TPID Papua team will soon return to the surprise inspection. The trial aims to suppress inflation, maintain the availability of food and fuel stocks, as well as give sanction to traders if found hoarding or selling at prices above the highest retail. ***
