PORTALJABAR, CIREBON CITY - Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin inspected Subsidized Market Operations (Opadi) in the courtyard of the Jagasatru Village office, in Pekalipan District, Cirebon City, Saturday (15/6/2024).

Opadi, which was initiated by the West Java Industry and Trade Service, provides basic necessities at cheaper prices.

Opadi sells packages containing 5 kilograms of premium rice, 2 kg of SNI packaged premium sugar, and 2 liters of premium oil at a price of IDR 100,000. Normally these three basic ingredients are sold for IDR 145,700. So the total amount subsidized by the government is IDR 45,700.

The community seemed enthusiastic in filling the sub-district office area since 8 am.

"So with Opadi, people can buy basic necessities of 5 kilograms of rice and 2 kilograms of sugar as well as 2 liters of cooking oil for IDR 100,000, which is usually IDR 145,700," said Bey.

He revealed that Opadi's goal was to reduce inflation ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Now people don't need to worry about price increases because they can come to Opadi.

"To reduce inflation, we know that before Eid al-Adha prices usually increase, that's why Opadi is so that people can buy at cheap prices," said Bey.

Opadi ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday was held simultaneously in a number of districts/cities in West Java. These include the cities of Cirebon, Tasikmalaya, Bekasi and Banjar. Then the districts of Cirebon, Tasikmalaya, Bekasi, Indramayu, Kuningan, Garut, Purwakarta, Karawang, Subang and Ciamis.