Prabowo's Free Lunch Program Discussed At Cabinet Session, Tom Lembong Compares Anies Program
JAKARTA - The Co-Captain of the Anies-Muhaimin (AMINAn National Team) National Team who is also the former Minister of Trade, Thomas Lembong responded to the plenary cabinet meeting at the State Palace, one of which discussed the free lunch and milk program as initiated by the presidential and vice presidential candidate Prabowo-Gibran.According to Tom, policies regarding the basic needs of the community must be prepared through a technology and transparent discussion process."Policies such as nutrition should be processed through a technology discussion, which is based on transparent calculations and reality fact data. The more technocratic, the more professional, the more transparent, the better," said Tom Lembong at Rumah Change, South Jakarta, Monday, 26 February.Tom also compared the idea of his presidential and vice presidential campaign, Anies-Muhaimin, which was no less effective for him. According to him, the marine resource utilization program initiated by Anies-Muhaimin is more suitable for stunting alleviation efforts."Regarding stunting prevention and it will continue to roll between ideas proposing a massive increase in milk consumption compared to Anies-Muhaimin's idea to utilize our abundant fishery resources, processed into a more suitable source of protein for our society," he said.As a marine country, Tom assesses that fishermen's fishing cultivation is more effective in being used for various processed products with high protein content."That's welfare for our audience, adding to the source of our fishermen's income without having to impose consumption that may be wester than Asia, namely milk, for example," said Tom.Today, President Joko Widodo held a Plenary Cabinet Session on Preparations for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 1445 H, Government Work Plans, Macroeconomic Framework (KEM), and Fiscal Policy Principles (PPKF) in 2025 at the State Palace.
Investment Minister/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia said that one of the things that was also discussed was the free Prabowo-Gibran lunch program." “ Previously discussing Pak Prabowo's program, including the initial stage lunch," said Bahlil at the Presidential Palace complex.