JAKARTA - Chairman of the Housing Task Force Hashim Djojohadikusumo stated that housing development can provide great benefits to the national economy.
"Housing has an extraordinary impact on our economy, it can have an impact of 1.5 to 5 times. This means that every rupiah we spend on housing also has an extraordinary impact," said Hashim, quoting Antara.
He explained that currently there are still around 27 million families in Indonesia who live in uninhabitable houses (RTLH). Meanwhile, the number of families in the queue for decent housing ranges from 9 million to 15 million families.
Therefore, he said, the 3 Million House Program encouraged by the government can help overcome economic problems. Because, property development involves 185 economic sectors, so it can be a driver of the economy.
Hashim estimated that the housing sector could contribute 1.5 percent to 2 percent to national economic growth.
He is also optimistic that the housing sector can help the government realize the economic growth target of 8 percent, considering that the government is encouraging massive housing development.
For your information, the government is working on land owned by the Ministry of Communication and Digital in Depok, West Java; 41 hectares owned by the Ministry of Defense in Central Jakarta; and 30 hectares in Cikarang, West Java, which is the result of a grant from the Lippo Group.
"I am very confident that we will reach 8 percent, because from housing alone we calculate it is 1.5 percent to 2 percent," he said.
Hashim said that housing development would involve various parties actively, both from the government and private sectors.
Danantara Indonesia CEO Rosan Roeslani also expressed full support for the housing development being worked on, especially on the land given by the Lippo Group to the government.
Rosan said his party had prepared a budget of up to Rp. 16 trillion to support the construction of vertical housing on the land.
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