Home Affairs Ministry Urges Regions Not to Be Complacent Despite Controlled April Inflation at 2.42%

Although inflation is under control, Tomsi urged local governments (Pemda) as well as relevant ministries and agencies not to become complacent. He reminded all parties to continue striving to keep commodity prices stable in line with the Highest Retail Price (HET). “We must still strive to keep it just slightly above the HET price, and we will fight to control it. This is our basic principle that we must firmly uphold,” Tomsi stated in his remarks on Tuesday (5/5/2026). He made these comments during the Regional Inflation Control Coordination Meeting held in a hybrid format from the Ministry of Home Affairs headquarters in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/5). Tomsi urged each region to closely monitor inflation figures in their areas. He requested that regions with inflation rates above the national average immediately take control measures. “Once again, I ask all regional heads and their teams, especially the Regional Inflation Control Teams (TPID), not just to attend meetings, but to really go down to the field,” he explained. He also focused on several commodities affecting the Price Development Index (IPH) in the fifth week of April 2026, such as cooking oil, shallots, granulated sugar, red chillies, and rice. In fact, he said, the number of regions experiencing cooking oil price increases rose to 240 districts/cities in the fifth week of April 2026. Previously, the number of regions with cooking oil price increases in the fourth week of April 2026 was 224 districts/cities. On the other hand, he asked ministries/agencies and local governments to pay attention to every price increase, even if the amount is not too large. “This is our obligation to address it, so even a rise of 100 rupiah should not happen. Especially for commodities regulated by the government,” he stressed. For information, the meeting was attended in person by several speakers, namely Acting Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff Popy Rufaidah, Director of Price Statistics BPS Sarpono, and Head of the Food Data and Information Centre of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Kelik Budiana. Several speakers from other ministries and agencies also attended online. The meeting was also attended online by local government officials and the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda).