JAKARTA - The government is preparing additional special budgets to encourage MSMEs and the creative economy. Coordinating Minister for Social Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin proposed a budget of no less than Rp. 1 trillion.
Cak Imin said the President paid serious attention to MSMEs and the creative economy. Programs that are already running will be continued and strengthened.
"This year, a special budget will be added for all UMKM and creative economy activities. I am proposing no less than Rp. 1 trillion," said Cak Imin at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 12.
According to Cak Imin, the government will also encourage ministries, agencies, and SOEs to open places that have been idle or not optimal. These places can be used by MSMEs for marketing, product display, and festivals.
This step is important because many MSMEs not only need capital, but also a place to sell. Good products often lose not because of quality, but because they don't have a place to meet buyers.
Cak Imin said the President asked the line ministries and agencies to continue to facilitate MSMEs so that they could grow and have wider access.
In addition to additional funds, the government will continue to mobilize easier credit for small and medium business actors, including the People's Business Credit or KUR.
Cak Imin said the Ministry of Empowerment of the Community was tasked with coordinating, synergizing, and controlling the work of six ministries and three agencies.
With this scheme, the impetus for MSMEs should not stop at training and events. The government is required to ensure that small business actors really get a place, capital, and market.
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