TANJUNG, metro7.co.id – The cheap market operation held by the South Kalimantan Provincial Government to control inflation in Tabalong Regency for three days, from June 20 to 22, 2023, at Taman Giat Kota Tanjung, was crowded with residents.
In order to buy daily necessities, hundreds of residents were willing to queue for hours every day for three days.
Based on metro7’s observation, most buyers came to purchase basic necessities such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, eggs, shallots, garlic, chili, and others.
One resident of Tanjung, Kurnain, said he had been standing in line for almost half an hour waiting for his turn to shop.
He said he intended to buy rice, both medium and premium quality, each weighing 5 kilograms, priced at IDR 95 thousand per sack.
“Compared to the market price, this price is cheaper, around IDR 40 thousand, and the prices of other items are also cheaper than market prices,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of the South Kalimantan Provincial Trade and Industry Office, H. Birhasani, said that this cheap market activity was carried out to control inflation in South Kalimantan. The Provincial Government, together with the TPID, conducted market operations and cheap markets, especially in areas that were inflation data points in South Kalimantan, namely Tabalong, Banjarmasin, and Kota Baru.
Therefore, he explained, the Provincial Government certainly helped the districts/cities in controlling inflation by organizing cheap markets in each district/city for three days.
“This activity has been going on since October 2022, and every month the districts/cities are helped by the Provincial Government to carry out cheap market activities,” he said.
“Furthermore, of course, the Provincial Government’s program is not enough. We hope that the local programs of the districts/cities, such as Tabalong, Banjarmasin, and Kota Baru, will effectively control inflation, so that the inflation rate in those areas can be controlled well and the prices of basic necessities can decrease or be cheaper than in previous months,” he hoped.
Birhasani added that Tabalong’s inflation rate in May 2023 had actually decreased compared to April, but efforts to control it still needed to be intensified.
According to him, the situation of the goods’ condition always changes from one region to another, and currently, there are many obstacles, such as limited production.
“There are also challenges caused by weather conditions because we cannot fulfil all the needs in South Kalimantan, so we have to bring in goods from outside South Kalimantan. Therefore, weather problems often have a sudden impact,” he explained.
Therefore, his office must continuously implement control measures, not only through cheap markets, but also through market production. The production increase efforts, for example, encouraging farmers to increase their production, especially for rice.
“Similarly, with chili and other staple goods, we need to ensure that the availability in a region is abundant, not just sufficient, because with abundant availability, prices will be stable,” he concluded.
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Tanjung, metro7.co.id – Pemerintah Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan menggelar operasi pasar murah untuk mengendalikan inflasi di Kabupaten Tabalong selama tiga hari, mulai tanggal 20 hingga 22 Juni 2023. Kegiatan ini diselenggarakan di Taman Giat Kota Tanjung, dan mendapatkan antusiasme tinggi dari warga setempat.
Untuk membeli kebutuhan pokok sehari-hari, ratusan warga rela mengantri selama berjam-jam. Observasi yang dilakukan oleh metro7 menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas pembeli datang untuk membeli beras, gula, minyak goreng, telur, bawang merah, bawang putih, cabe, dan barang kebutuhan pokok lainnya.
Salah satu warga Tanjung, bernama Kurnain, mengatakan bahwa ia sudah berdiri dalam antrian selama setengah jam untuk berbelanja. Ia berniat membeli beras, baik jenis medium maupun premium, dengan berat 5 kilogram per karung, dengan harga Rp95 ribu per karung. Menurutnya, harga tersebut lebih murah sekitar Rp40 ribu dibandingkan dengan harga beras di pasar.
Kepala Dinas Perdagangan dan Industri Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan, H. Birhasani, menjelaskan bahwa kegiatan pasar murah ini dilakukan dalam rangka mengendalikan inflasi di Kalimantan Selatan. Pemerintah Provinsi bekerja sama dengan Tim Pusat Informasi Data dan Humas (TPID) untuk melaksanakan operasi pasar dan pasar murah, terutama di daerah-daerah yang menjadi titik data inflasi di Kalimantan Selatan, yaitu Tabalong, Banjarmasin, dan Kota Baru.
Birhasani menyampaikan harapannya agar program pemerintah daerah, seperti di Kabupaten Tabalong, Kota Banjarmasin, dan Kota Baru, mampu efektif dalam mengendalikan inflasi. Dia berharap angka inflasi di daerah-daerah tersebut dapat terkendali dengan baik, sehingga harga kebutuhan pokok masyarakat dapat turun atau menjadi lebih murah dibandingkan bulan sebelumnya.
Meskipun tingkat inflasi di Tabalong pada bulan Mei 2023 sudah mengalami penurunan dibandingkan dengan bulan April, perlu dilakukan upaya lebih intensif untuk mengendalikannya. Kendala yang dihadapi antara lain terbatasnya produksi barang di daerah tersebut, serta pengaruh cuaca yang seringkali membuat perubahan kondisi barang dari satu daerah ke daerah lain.
Selain pasar murah, pemerintah daerah juga harus terus meningkatkan produksi barang kebutuhan pokok. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah mendorong petani untuk meningkatkan produksi beras. Hal ini juga berlaku untuk cabe dan barang pokok lainnya. Dengan ketersediaan barang yang melimpah, harga akan lebih stabil dan inflasi dapat terjaga dengan baik.
Operasi pasar murah ini merupakan kegiatan rutin yang dilaksanakan oleh Pemerintah Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan sejak bulan Oktober 2022. Setiap bulannya, Pemerintah Provinsi membantu Kabupaten/Kota di Kalimantan Selatan dalam melaksanakan pasar murah selama tiga hari. Diharapkan, dengan adanya upaya pengendalian inflasi dari berbagai pihak, tingkat inflasi dapat ditekan dan masyarakat dapat memperoleh barang kebutuhan pokok dengan harga yang lebih terjangkau.
