"Thank You Friends In North Maluku," Praised The Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian For Successfully Pressing Inflation 3.23 Percent

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. ANTARA/HO-Kemendagri

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian appreciated North Maluku for being listed as the province with the lowest inflation in Indonesia. "North Maluku has a decrease in inflation rate of 3.23 percent, even the lowest in all provinces in Indonesia. Thank you friends in North Maluku," said Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, November 7. Tito conveyed this when the Ministry of Home Affairs held an Inflation Control Coordination Meeting in the Region today. The activity which took place from the Sasana Bhakti Praja Building (SBP) of the Ministry of Home Affairs was attended by virtual levels of regional heads throughout Indonesia. On the same occasion, the Minister of Home Affairs also asked for the attention of the Governor of West Sumatra who recorded a fairly high inflation rate. It is known, the inflation rate from year to year or data as of October 2021 to October 2022, was recorded at 7.87 percent. "I understand, even though the Governor of West Sumatra has intervened a lot in the field, there may be some obstacles faced, so it may require support from the center," said the Minister of Home Affairs. Meanwhile, inflation in West Sumatra Province was triggered by an increase in rice prices and a number of other food commodities. In fact, rice production in West Sumatra is a surplus. The increase, said the Minister of Home Affairs, was likely triggered by high demand for these commodities from neighboring areas such as Riau and Riau Islands because the selling price was relatively higher. Thus, many farmers or entrepreneurs sell their rice to neighboring areas, because it is considered more profitable. "The steps that you (the Governor of West Sumatra) have taken are quite detailed, but for information, this unexpected expenditure has not been utilized optimally by all provinces, districts/cities," said the Minister of Home Affairs. Based on data held by the Directorate General (Directorate General of Regional Finance (Keuda) of the Ministry of Home Affairs as of November 4, 2022, the total budget allocation of BTT throughout Indonesia is IDR 17,515.82 trillion. However, the budget allocation has only been realized 12.74 percent or IDR 2,231.68 trillion. The realization of BTT at the new provincial level was recorded at 6.25 percent or Rp611.60 billion. Meanwhile, at the district level, only 22.62 percent was realized or Rp1,302.32 trillion and at the city level it was only realized 16.09 percent or Rp317.76 billion. Meanwhile, referring to the same data, the use of BTT for West Sumatra Province is only 0.67 percent.