The Tapera Law Has Been Canceled By The Constitutional Court, Commission V Of The DPR: The Ministry Of PKP Must Be More Creative In Finding Funding For The 3 Million Houses Program

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission V of the DPR, Syaiful Huda, responded to the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) to cancel the Law (UU) on Public Housing Savings (Tapera).

According to him, the cancellation of the Tapera Law requires the Ministry of Settlements and Housing (PKP) to be more creative in finding new financing schemes for the construction program of three million houses.

"We respect the Constitutional Court's decision because it is final and binding. But this is an additional homework for the Ministry of PKP to be more creative in preparing alternative funding sources so that this Presidential priority program continues," said Huda, Tuesday, September 30.

Substantially, according to Huda, the Tapera Law was born out of the spirit of making it easier for workers to own a house. However, he respects that the Constitutional Court considers the mechanism in it contains elements of coercion and is against the constitution.

"In terms of substance, it can be debated. But because the Constitutional Court has decided, of course we respect it. The important thing is that the spirit of presenting decent houses for the community, especially workers, cannot stop," he said.

Huda also reminded that the need for decent houses in Indonesia is still very large. He said, based on data from the Ministry of PUPR, the national housing backlog reached 12.7 million units in 2023.

Meanwhile, Susenas data, even mentions that the house ownership backlog is at 9.9 million households. Several other studies also estimate that the backlog can reach 15 million units if calculated by the national single data method.

This Backlog of millions of units must be reduced immediately. The three million house program should not be delayed just because of financing constraints," said Huda.

According to Huda, the 3 million house program must be a joint concern because the construction of people's houses is not only to fulfill the backlog, but also to drive the people's economy.

"The program of three million houses can absorb labor, move the MSME sector, to revive the logistics chain of building materials. So don't just mean the matter of meeting the needs of houses, but also instruments to stimulate the people's economy," he explained.

This PKB legislator also encouraged the Ministry of PKP to develop a more innovative housing financing roadmap. According to him, partnership schemes with banking, developers, and private investors, including financial instruments such as public housing bonds or housing sukuk, can be considered.

"The state must not stop looking for a way. Homes are the basic needs of the people, and the three million houses program is a mandate that must be realized. The DPR is ready to support if the government presents a new scheme that is feasible and pro-people," concluded Huda.