Irregularities in Garlic Import Permit Issuance
Importers complain to the Ombudsman about sluggish garlic permits. There are suspicions of backhanded fees in order to get quotas.
Khairul Anam
October 30, 2023
GARLIC prices continue to increase. Since April, the price of the horticultural commodity has reached Rp31,830 (about US$2.2) per kilogram, up 4 percent compared to the same month in 2022. From month to month, the price refused to go down. Towards the end of October, the price of garlic reached Rp36,550 (US$2.4) per kilogram, a 44 percent increase compared to the same month last year.
The sluggish rupiah against the US dollar is one of the reaso
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