DPR Calls Downstreaming Can Dongkrak Economic Growth Target 8 Percent Prabowo Gibran

Chairman of Commission XII DPR RI Bambang Patijaya (third from the left). (Photo: Special)

Chairman of Commission XII DPR RI Bambang Patijaya is optimistic that the sustainability of downstream policy from the era of President Joko Widodo to the Prabowo-Gibran Government can boost economic growth to eight percent.

The Future Of Nickel Downstreaming In Indonesia: Strengthening Institutional And Governance Of Nickel Downstreaming That Is Fair To Promote economic growth and people's welfare," he said.

He will continue to oversee so that existing regulations can stimulate nickel downstream appropriately. With 26 critical minerals and 22 strategic minerals that have been determined.

This party, he said, oversees and secures the downstream policy, both through parliamentary channels and executive channels.

"The next step is to ensure this policy goes well," he said.

This member of the DPR from the Golkar faction will ensure that the downstream nickel policy is supported by strong regulations, monitored in a transparent and accountable manner, and this policy is supported by an adequate budget.

Downstreaming is a sexy issue that will increase state revenue, answer sustainable economic challenges, and encourage economic growth of 8 percent so that we can get out of the middle income trap," concluded Bambang.

Previously, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) as well as the General Chair of the Golkar Party, Bahlil Lahadalia, revealed that his party would intensify the downstream program or processing and refining of mineral commodities other than nickel, one of which was bauxite.

Bahlil admitted that he was assigned by President Prabowo Subianto to be able to intensify other mineral downstream programs after the success of the nickel downstream program in Indonesia.

He said other commodities that will be intensified by the downstream program are bauxite.

"Well, that's probably the future too. That's one of our tasks later. One of our tasks is how to optimize downstreaming in other sectors besides nickel, including bauxite," said Bahlil in Jakarta.