Bittersweet Regulations
The government will restructure regulations of refined sugar imports. However, the ministry of industry’s draft regulation is deemed not in line with the cabinet meeting, which had aimed to give direct import licenses to industry users. There are regulations which can potentially make this sector increasingly oligopolistic.
Retno Sulistyowati
November 16, 2020
ALL through last week, the draft regulation for refined sugar became the talk of the town among actors in the food industry. However, the discussions on this regulation, which will have significant impact on the industry, are still limited to just that: talking. “The government has not involved us in the draft discussions,” said Dwiatmoko Setiono, chairman of the Refined Sugar Industry Users Forums, on Wednesday, November 11.
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