DPRD Predicts Retail Sector-MSME Surabaya Will Stretch During Ramadan

Deputy Chairman of Commission B for the Economy of the Surabaya DPRD Anas Karno while visiting the MSME Bazaar in Surabaya City/Photo: Antara

SURABAYA - The Surabaya DPRD predicts that the retail sector and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the city of Surabaya, East Java, will stretch during the Holy Month of Ramadan until Idul Fitri 2022. In the month of Ramadan, the retail sector and MSMEs will continue to increase," said Deputy Chair of Commission B for the Economy of the Surabaya DPRD, Anas Karno in Surabaya, Saturday, April 2. such as Tarawih Prayers and Eid prayers in congregation in the mosque. Of course, by continuing to apply health protocols and having been allowed to go home for Eid. "If we really prepare for Ramadan properly, yesterday's economic slowdown will automatically be made up for during this Lebaran period," he said, quoted by Antara. consumption. This has an impact on improving trade activities driven by the retail sector and MSME players. Moreover, he continued, community activities have shown improvement due to the easing of social restrictions. Of course, he continued, this will increase demand so that the business world will increase the intensity of its production and sales.

"We will continue to encourage this, on the other hand, the mobility of the community is relatively high in line with the start of daily slowing of COVID-19 and the relaxation of public policies carried out by the Surabaya City Government," he said. The Surabaya City Government ignores the health protocol. Previously, the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, said that to get the economy back on track, his party used digital platforms as an antidote to the economic crisis during the pandemic. The digital platform is named e-Peken Surabaya. In the application, there are about 500 grocery store traders who provide various basic needs. Not only that, so that the economy continues to spin, Eri also asked ASN at the Surabaya City Government to buy basic necessities in the Surabaya e-Peken application. "Currently MSMEs do not only have cakes, batik and so on. materials for building needs, such as paving, sand and so on," he said.