Milking consumers

Milking consumers

From Kompas

I am a housewife and have a two-and-half-year- old child. She still drinks Procal milk, a product of PT Sugizindo. My question is: Why doesn't the price of milk go down as the prices of other commodities have? In fact, the government has announced that the price of milk was lowered by 20 percent as of March 1998.

I need about 10 cans of milk a month, and an 800 gram container costs Rp 46,195. Every mother hopes for a cheaper price of their children's milk. With the present price, we housewives have to tighten our belts, and to efficiently manage our household budget to save more for milk.

We would like to call on the authorities concerned to do something about it and take necessary measures against this price manipulation. Could the producer also clarify this matter?

RUMANTI

Sidoarum, Yogyakarta