JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto officially appointed Juda Agung as Deputy Minister of Finance in the 2024-2029 Red and White Cabinet on Thursday, February 5.
Juda said that he had long been accustomed to coordinating with the Ministry of Finance, so that the assignment at the fiscal authority was not new for him.
He explained that he had often been involved in coordination related to the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK), fiscal monitoring, and various other policy agendas.
"So I feel comfortable for the fiscal authority in the Ministry of Finance, it's not a new thing," he said at a press conference, Thursday, February 5.
According to Juda, with his experience moving from Bank Indonesia to the Ministry of Finance, it actually strengthens the synergy between fiscal and monetary policies.
"I think the coordination of synergy between the fiscal and the monitor Insya Allah will be better, closer and this is in accordance with the direction of the President (Prabowo Subianto) to us," he explained.
He is optimistic that the coordination of the two authorities in the future will be more solid and integrated.
According to him, this is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's direction which emphasizes the importance of the integration between fiscal and monetary policies to achieve economic growth targets.
"Of course, at this time we must maintain macroeconomic stability, including fiscal sustainability," he said.
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