Ogah Pasang Target Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Di Angka 7 Persen, Cak Imin Fear Debt Indonesia Melejit

Muhaimin Iskandar. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot)

JAKARTA - Vice Presidential Candidate Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin said it could set an economic growth target of up to 7 to 8 percent. However, his party chose a realistic figure of 5 to 6 percent.

The reason, said Imin, if the target is too high, it will make economic growth unquality.

This was conveyed by Cak Imin when answering questions from the Candidate for Vice President Number 3 Mahfud MD regarding the economic growth target set by the candidate pair Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar.

"If we make a growth target, it could be 7 to 8 percent, it could be. But what we want to do is increase in quality and inclusive," he said in a vice presidential debate quoted from the Indonesian KPU YouTube, Friday, December 22.

Imin explained that quality economic growth is the one that has a direct impact on employment, increasing community income and equitable logging.

Imin said that if the target for economic growth was forced at 7 to 8 percent, it could have an impact on increasing the burden on government debt.

"The 5.5 to 6 percent target is calculated so that if we are not too realistic, we are worried that in the end there will be more foreign debt," he said.

"This too many foreign debt causes the burden not only today's government, but also our derivative children will experience a lot of long debt burdens," he continued.