JAKARTA - The Coalition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jakarta, which are members of the Jakarta MSME Alliance, has explicitly expressed their rejection of the Draft Regional Regulation of Non-Smoking Areas (Raperda KTR) which is being discussed by the DKI Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). This rejection is based on considerations of economic impacts that are considered to burden small traders, especially in the midst of an unstable economic situation.
Chairman of the Jakarta Korda, the Warteg Nusantara (Kowantara) Coalition, Izzudin Zin, emphasized that MSME players, especially in the food sector such as warteg, will greatly feel the direct impact of implementing this Non-Smoking Regulation (KTR). According to Zindan, the main concern of business actors is the potential for a significant decrease in turnover due to the regulation.
"Well, restaurants or food stalls are one of our affected. Yes, it will certainly reduce the income of the warteg traders," explained Zindan when submitting a letter of objection to the KTR policy to the DKI Jakarta Bapemperda, Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
According to him, the impact of this decrease in income is due to a total ban, including in the warteg area, which will eliminate this habit and make them even reluctant to eat. This is the effect of MSME income, grocery stalls, warteg, and other street vendors will definitely decline," he added.
He urged the legislature and executives of DKI Jakarta to re-evaluate this regulation in order to carry out the Jakarta slogan that supports its residents to take care of each other. Zindan said that the rejection of the KTR Rapeda was a joint commitment of the alliance in the spirit of 'Keep Jakarta'.
"We have made an alliance, we have agreed to guard Jakarta, to reject the KTR Raperda. We agree that we reject the KTR Raperda to be ratified first," added Zindan.
He said the Jakarta MSME Alliance consisting of the Kowantara together with the Warung Tegal Cooperative (Kowarteg), the Warung Niaga Nusantara Community (Kowartami), the Warung Merah Putih Cooperative, Warteg and Street Vendors (Pandawakarta), and Kowarteg Nusantara demanded the postponement of the discussion of the Ranperda KTR in Jakarta. concrete steps have been taken by them by preparing and submitting a joint commitment letter to the Regional Regulation Formation Agency (Bapemperda) of the DPRD and the executive of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.
For Zindan, the Jakarta MSME Alliance has sought to establish communication with the legislature, including contacting the Chairman of the Bapemperda of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Abdul Aziz. He hopes that the submission of this joint commitment letter can encourage the executive and legislature to better listen to the aspirations of warteg and MSME business actors.
Zindan emphasized the importance of reconsidering the impact of the regulation on the continuity of small businesses, so that the policies taken will not be burdensome and will continue to side with the economic sustainability of small communities.
The Jakarta MSME Alliance has also agreed to reject the KTR Raperda. This rejection is expected to provide time for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) to conduct an intensive review of small business actors.
On the same occasion, the Secretary General of the Indonesian Warung Niaga Community (Kowartami), Salasatun Syamsiyah also expressed other concerns about the impact of the implementation of the KTR policy which has the potential to fertilize illegal levies (extortion) practices.
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"Maybe I can add it, so we from Kowartami want to say that we don't want (KTR Regional Regulation) to be hit by a hammer first. We already have a hard income like this. With the Raperda like this, extortion will occur later," said Syamsiyah.
This is because the threat of a large fine in the Raperda will actually be used by certain individuals to scare and extort traders. He gave an example of extortion scenarios that might occur in warteg.
"This is what we are afraid of. Not to mention that it is a difficult time for warteg, so we will be burdened again," concluded Syamsiyah.
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