A Number Of Ministers Of Economy Prabowo Coordinating The Limited Coordination Meeting, What Are The Results?

JAKARTA - The government, in this case the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and ministries, will hold a limited coordination meeting today.

This meeting discussed the quick wins program for the economic sector of the Prabowo-Gibran government 2024-2029.

The ministers who attended were Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang, Minister of Manpower Yassierli, to Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said there were several things that were noted in the meeting, including those related to the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding employment.

He said the Minister of Manpower would immediately prepare regulations that would be encouraged and related to the Employment Act.

"That also has consequences for changing the nomenclature of the separation of the Ministry of Manpower with BP2MI. So of course there are consequences for the legislation too," he said at a press conference, at the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, Sunday, November 3.

Second, continued Airlangga, there was a follow-up on President Prabowo Subiantor's directives regarding foreign exchange of export products. He said the government was currently preparing government regulations (PP).

Then also being prepared related to MSMEs, namely RPP deletes books and deletes collections from banks and ministries and institutions. Then it is also related to various Presidential Decree and PP which are in the process," he said.

Third, continued Airlangga, this limited coordination meeting also discussed several ongoing priority incentives which were proposed to be continued to next year.

Furthermore, Airlangga said that his party would also immediately discuss with the Ministry of Finance regarding VAT borne by the government.

VAT-DTP, VAT-BM and VAT-DTP for electric-based motorized vehicles and electric-based cars. Then also VAT-DTP for property, then also some settlements related to People's Business Credit regulations, Alsintan Credit and will also be proposed new proposals for investment credit or revitalization rather than labor-intensive industries," he said.

Fourth, Airlangga said several work programs were also prepared related to the revision of job loss guarantees and platform regulations. As well as program integration ready to work and pre-employment cards.

Fifth, continued Airlangga, from the Ministry of Industry several programs related to import traffic, facilitation of import ports and natural gas prices. Including for several industrial sectors.

"And the government will create a task force for detailed discussion. Then also domestic market security will be encouraged by MSMEs so that they can be exported and this will certainly be discussed with related KL," he said.

Sixth, Airlanga said that discussing programs such as KUR, mekaar, and prosperous will continue to be encouraged by the Ministry of SOEs.

"We will continue to encourage downstreaming, including development rather than downstreaming aluminum in West Kalimantan," he said.

Ketuju, continued Airlangga, in terms of energy, increased oil and gas lifting and then wider utilization of biofuels, bioethanol and also those being discussed in the Task Force or task force subsidies on target at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Eighth, related to investment, tax holidays that are claimed to have been issued by the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).

"Of course this can be more effective, of course improvements from OSS. Especially with the relevant ministries including the Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Land Agency, ATRBPN, and also PUPERA and 18 other Ministries that are integrated into the OSS system," he explained.

Then, continued Airlangga, the ninth was related to tourism activities. He said he would continue to be encouraged by the Indonesia tourism program or Turism 5.0 and one that was being discussed was related to more competitive ticket prices.

"Well, it will certainly be discussed with the Ministry of Transportation and also with Pertamina," he said.

Finally, he continued, related to trade agreements from the Ministry of Trade. In addition to securing the country's market, the domestic market is also the agreements requested to be accelerated, namely the EU with EU-CEPA. Then also with Canada and Peru.

"Well, of course, this will continue to be pushed and also the accession process rather than BRICS, OECD, and CPTPP," he said.