Need Smart And Fast Work, The Sikka NTT Regency Government Uses 68 Village Fund Percent To Control Inflation

NTT Provincial Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat (fifth from the right) during a meeting of the Joint Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) on Flores, Lembata and Alor islands. (ANTARA)

SIKKA - The Government of Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) will use as much as 68 percent of the allocation of village fund expenditures to control the inflation rate in the area. "To deal with inflation, smart ways are needed to be done, so that inflation can be suppressed," said Sikka Regent Roberto Diogo at a meeting of the Joint Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) on the islands of Flores, Lembata and Alor, Antara, Monday, September 12. According to the Sikka Regent, various strategies must be carried out in dealing with inflation, including using village funds so that the supply of goods does not experience problems and runs smoothly to the community. "The cost of spending from village funds in Sikka Regency is mostly used for handling inflation so that the inflation rate can be controlled," he said. He also added that the fulfillment of basic rights for the community such as health services and the provision of educational facilities will also continue to be carried out by the Sikka Regency Government on Flores Island. "Health has reached 100 percent so that sick Sikka Regency residents can seek treatment. Meanwhile, education by providing scholarships to 9,513 students," he said. Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Bank Indonesia (BI) East Nusa Tenggara Representative Daniel Agus said the annual inflation of NTT in August 2022 reached 4.93 percent, or higher than national inflation of 4.69 percent. "This has exceeded the target for inflation because our inflation target is 2-3 percent," said Daniel.