Association Of Street Vendors And Warteg Rejects KTR Raperda, Pramono Affirms Not Allowed To Disturb MSMEs' Economy

Archives. A number of residents ate at warteg in Jakarta, Thursday 22 February 2024. (ANTARA PHOTO-Muhammad Adimaja)

The Association of Street Vendors (APKLI) and the Warteg Nusantara Community (Kowantara) expressed their rejection of the Draft Regional Regulation (Ranperda) for Non-Smoking Areas (KTR).

APKLI General Chair Ali Mahsun, emphasized that the Ranperda KTR has the potential to erode the livelihoods of small traders. He assessed that the rules prohibiting the sale of cigarettes, including within a 200 meter radius of schools, would hit the sustainability of people's businesses.

"We firmly reject the articles prohibiting sales, including a radius of 200 meters from the education unit. This can eliminate the livelihoods of warteg, coffee shops, and grocery stalls. We also reject the expansion of the area where cigarettes are located to warteg, pecel catfish, and tenants. small people," said Ali Mahsun, Wednesday, October 1.

He also criticized the steps taken by the Special Committee (Pansus) of the Raperda KTR DPRD DKI Jakarta which is considered to have expanded the no-smoking area to the people's market, MSMEs, and small shops.

"Our income could be destroyed. We ask the DPRD to remove articles that regulate the prohibition of selling cigarettes. If it is ratified in the plenary session, this is contrary to Mr. Prabowo Subianto's alignment with the people. There are 1.1 million traders and MSMEs affected," he said.

Continuing, the Chairman of the Kowantara, Mukroni, expressed similar concerns. According to him, the current economic condition is already severe due to the decline in people's purchasing power, and the new rules actually add to the burden on traders.

"The current situation is more severe than the COVID pandemic. If the DPRD continues to impose articles on prohibiting the sale and expansion of non-smoking areas, the impact will be more severe for warteg. We hope that these articles are removed," said Mukroni.

He added that currently there are 50 thousand warteg outlets in Jabodetabek, half of which are in Jakarta. "If this rule passes, the logistics of the stomach of the small people will be thinner. Warteg has been the focus of workers, workers, and the small people," he said.

Separately, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung emphasized one thing regarding the discussion of the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) for Non-Smoking Areas (KTR) which is being prepared by the DKI Provincial Government together with the DKI Jakarta DPRD.

Pramono emphasized that the rules in the KRT Raperda should not interfere with the economy of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). "The most important thing is that the Raperda without cigarettes should not interfere with MSMEs," said Pramono.

Pramono views that the KTR Regional Regulation is not made to prohibit people from smoking. For example, in entertainment venues, the KTR Regional Regulation will regulate the provision of special smoking places in closed rooms that do not interfere with each other.

With this scheme, said Pramono, visitors to entertainment venues can still smoke, but only in special rooms that have been provided.

"For example, if there is a karaoke place, yes, karaoke is not allowed (to smoke), but people sell there, yes, it can't be banned," said Pramono.

"All facilities that allow or hold events must prepare a place to smoke behind closed doors, so as not to disturb others," he continued.