Titled The SOE Cheap Market In Purwakarta, Erick Thohir: Light The People's Load

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JAKARTA - State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), held a low-cost market at the Purwakarta Sports Center, West Java.

SOE Minister Erick Thohir hopes that this low-cost market operation can ease the burden on the community while maintaining market balance.

For Erick, people who face price increases in several raw materials must be given a solution by SOEs as a commitment to the presence of the government and the state to provide necessities and necessities at affordable prices.

"Currently, when the pressure and economic turmoil are high, we must work together to overcome difficulties in society. This low-cost market operation with the Regional Government and the TNI-Polri is to help and share with people who have supported the government and SOEs so far. Hopefully, this cheap market can ease the burden on the people", said Erick Thohir at the low-cost market event and the MSME bazaar which took place at the Purnawarman Sports Center, Purwakarta, West Java, Friday, September 23.

In the operation of the cheap BUMN market at the Purwakarta GOR, the public can exchange coupons for IDR 55,000 containing food packages containing 5 kg of rice, 1 kg of sugar, and 1 liter of cooking oil. The package, equivalent to the price of IDR 90,000, is available for 5,000 coupons. Meanwhile, the MSME bazaar is centered on providing free bazaar stands to dozens of MSMEs to sell food products and local handicrafts.

For your information, this activity was attended by the Regent of Purwakarta, Anne Ratna Mustika, and involved Bio Farma and Perum Jasa Tirta II.

Erick added that the operation of low-cost markets and MSME bazaars was held simultaneously as well as aimed at increasing the stretching of the regional economy.

"MSMEs as the spearhead of the Indonesian economy also provide jobs. Therefore, we in the government are ready to help and provide ease of business. One of them is the provision of Business Identification Numbers (NIB) so that they have access to capital and assistance", said Erick.

Erick said SOEs have several other SOE programs that help the community, such as the Makmur program to increase productivity in the agricultural or plantation sector.

As of July 2022, the Makmur program has been implemented nationally on an area of 184,305 hectares, or 73 percent of the target of 250,000 hectares by the end of 2022, with the number of farmers assisted by 94,431 people.

"I am optimistic that BUMN programs will create jobs, business opportunities, and progress on Purwakarta MSMEs so that their citizens can be more prosperous and advanced", said Erick.