Member Of DPRD From PAN 'Warns' Indomaret Owned By Conglomerate Anthony Salim And Alfamart Owned By Businessman Djoko Susanto

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JAKARTA - A member of the PAN faction of the DKI DPRD, Lukmanul Hakim, thinks that the DKI Provincial Government needs to tighten the licensing for minimarkets in the capital city. Because, currently granting permission to the modern shop has gone too far.

"I see that there are too many Indomaret and Alfamart in Jakarta. They even stand opposite or side by side," Lukman told reporters, Friday, July 23.

In fact, he suspects that many modern retailers violate zoning regulations in building minimarkets because they are too close to traditional markets.

"The permit must be re-evaluated. Even if it needs to be considered for a moratorium on new permits, because this has gone too far," said Lukman.

Plus, the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. Lukman is worried that the minimarkets, which are too many in number, threaten the economic sustainability of small traders.

Therefore, Lukman also asked the DKI Provincial Government to pay attention to the needs of the people during PPKM Level 4 in addition to distributing cash social assistance (BST). This is because, according to him, the currently budgeted allocation of social assistance funds is considered insufficient.

"One of the groups most affected by the emergency PPKM is grocery shop traders. Restrictions on the mobility of residents outside their homes have reduced their income (grocery shop owners)," he said.

Lukman also invited Jakarta residents to shop at the nearest warung to help revive the economy of the small people. Because by buying daily necessities at neighboring stalls, the wheels of the MSME economy will turn again.

"Instead of enriching capitalist modern retailers, it is better for us to prosper our neighboring small stalls and traditional markets," he concluded.

For information, Indomaret or PT Indomarco Prismatama is a business entity whose ownership is controlled by PT Indoritel Makmur Internasional Tbk (DNET). As of June 7, 2021, Anthony Salim holds 25.30 percent of Indoritel's shares. The number of shares he owns is 3,588,278,023 shares.

Indoritel itself is a company owned by the Salim Group, which holds a 40 percent stake in Indomarco Prismatama, a 35.84 percent stake in PT Fast Food Indonesia (FAST), which manages KFC Indonesia, and a 25.77 percent stake in PT Nippon Indosari Corporindo (ROTI).