Misbakhun: 2027 State Budget Must Give Middle Class Room to Grow

Chairman of Commission XI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mukhamad Misbakhun (photo: Antara)

Chairman of Commission XI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mukhamad Misbakhun, emphasized that the discussion of the Macro Economic Framework and Fiscal Policy Elements (KEM-PPKF) for 2027 must be directed to maintain the strength of the domestic economy, especially the middle class group which has been the main driver of consumption and economic activity. national.

According to Misbakhun, the current economic challenges are not only felt by low-income people, but are also beginning to be felt by the middle class.

"Many middle-class families today face an unenviable situation. Expenses are increasing, installments are still running, education costs are rising, while they also have to think about savings and their family's future," he said in a written statement, Friday, June 12.

He assessed that the economic growth target for 2027 should not just stop at numbers because growth must be able to create better jobs, strengthen the business world, and maintain people's purchasing power.

Misbakhun explained that the middle class has an important role in maintaining the movement of the national economy.

According to him, when this group has the confidence to shop, buy a house, open a business, or invest, economic activity will grow stronger.

However, he conveyed that if they began to restrain consumption and postpone various economic decisions, the impact would be quickly felt by the business world and employment.

"Maintaining the middle class is not merely about helping one group of people. This is also about keeping Indonesia's economic growth engine moving," he said.

In discussing the 2027 KEM-PPKF, the government and the DPR agreed on a target state revenue ratio in the range of 12.01 to 12.40 percent of GDP.

Misbakhun assessed that the target must be achieved through expanding the revenue base and more qualified fiscal reforms, not by adding pressure on groups of people who have always obeyed paying taxes.

"Don't let the middle class, which has been the main driver of the domestic economy, be burdened even more. Fiscal reform must be carried out with the principle of fairness and encourage growth," he said.