Jokowi Orders The Minister Of Home Affairs To Make A PP Derivative Of The Job Creation Law, Must Be Completed Next Month

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian (Between Photos)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian received an order from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to make a Government Regulation (PP) derived from the Omnibus Law on Job Creation. This derivative regulation is intended to simplify business types and procedures in the regions.

"There will be a government regulation to evaluate and identify what types of businesses should be simplified and what procedures. That is the President's order and he orders it to be completed at the latest two months," said Tito at a conference held to straighten out the issue of the Omnibus Law Cipta. The work was also attended by a number of Forward Indonesian Cabinet Ministers and broadcast on the Coordinating Minister for the Economy YouTube account, Wednesday, October 7.

The PP, continued Tito, must be completed immediately so that the middle class and lower class people, especially those who want to open a shop, restaurant, or open other businesses that are engaged in creative fields, will find it easier to absorb labor.

The former National Police Chief said that the draft regulation will be discussed on Thursday, October 8 and it is planned that next week a draft will be available. After that, the Ministry of Home Affairs will invite the association of regional heads such as the DPRD level I association, the DPRD level II association, the association of governors, mayors and regents to be included in the team that will identify what types of businesses will be simplified and their procedures.

"Standard procedures and criteria like what, the important thing is to make things easier," he said.

"Please local government colleagues, both legislative and executive, let us share the same spirit, namely to facilitate licensing so that employment for the community, especially the small community, can easily work without being complicated," he added.

Previously, the DPR tapped the approval of the controversial Job Creation Omnibus Law. Approval was taken at the Plenary Meeting for the Closing of Session Period I of Session Year 2020-2021 at the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, October 5.

The DPR at that time decided to knock on the draft law despite opposition from the Democratic Faction and the Prosperous Justice Party.

"We need to convey it, based on what we have seen and heard together. So once again I need approval in this plenary meeting forum. Can you agree?" Azis said before knocking the hammer of approval.

"Agreed," replied the board member accompanied by a hammering from the chairman of the meeting.

The ratification of the Job Creation Bill received approval from seven factions namely PDIP, Gerindra, NasDem, PAN, PKB, PPP, and Golkar.