THE government must abide by the contract and immediately pay the money it owes for the supply of cooking oil in early 2022. For more than a year, the government has been avoiding its obligation to pay the difference between the production cost and the retail price of cheap cooking oil sold under the Minyakita brand. The sum in question is large: at least Rp344 billion. If it is not paid, many traders have issued an ultimatum: they will no longer