Ridwan Kamil: Economic Growth In West Java Is 5.1 Percent

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil. (How about West Java Provincial Government Public Relations)

West Java (Jabar) Governor Ridwan Kamil said economic growth in West Java was 5.1 percent.

This figure was quoted by the man who is familiarly called Kang Emil from data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). According to him, it shows a positive trend.

"Alhamdulillah, since I took office until now the West Java economy has continued to grow," said Kang Emil in Cirebon, West Java, Wednesday, July 19, quoted by Antara.

He said, in 2023 BPS recorded economic growth in West Java reaching 5.1 percent. With this growth, it certainly has a positive impact on various sectors, one of which is the reduction in poverty.

He explained that at the beginning of his leadership he had launched a new economic center vision in the northern region of West Java.

For this reason, the West Java Provincial Government has initiated the Tambourine triangle area which includes Subang, Majalengka, and Cirebon as the center of the new economy.

"We have successfully lobbied the President of the Republic of Indonesia to issue Presidential Decree No. 87 regarding the construction of the Tambourine and South Java areas," he said.

According to him, with the Presidential Decree, it was finally decided to support infrastructure development in the Tambourine and South Java areas, which amounted to Rp250 trillion.

In addition, the presidential decree has succeeded in attracting investment in West Java, which this year has a value of IDR 175 trillion, in fact, in recent years the investment value of West Java has been ranked the highest compared to other provinces in Indonesia.

"If every IDR 1 trillion investment can open 100 thousand new jobs, then this year there are 17.5 million new jobs in West Java," he said.