The Minister Of Home Affairs Asked The Regional Government To Highlight The Potential For Inflation Ahead Of Christmas And New Year's Imbas High Demand For Services

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian. (doc. Ministry of Home Affairs)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavia asked local governments (Pemda) to intensify inflation control. Mainly ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations and various uncertain challenges as a result of the global crisis in 2023.

"Seeing the global situation as well as Christmas and New Year around the world, including Indonesia, it is necessary to intensify monitoring and measures to control inflation, nationally coordinated by the central government. However, in the regions it also needs to control (inflation) in their respective regions," said the Minister of Home Affairs in Jakarta, Monday, December 19., confiscated from Antara. The Minister of Home Affairs said that one of the global crises was triggered by tensions between Russia and Ukraine having a multidimensional impact, including the world economy and finance.. Moreover, in the northern hemisphere it is currently being hit by winter which has resulted in an increase in energy demand that has triggered price increases.

"The increase in prices in the energy sector will be able to trigger increases in the prices of other goods, energy, one of which is fuel oil, for example, and gas," he said.

In addition, the potential for inflation ahead of Christmas 2022 and New Year's 2023 is due to increased demand for goods and services.

"Christmas and the new year will increase demand, demand for goods and services, including food," he said.

Therefore, the Minister of Home Affairs asked all parties, especially regional heads, not to be bored in coordinating and controlling inflation rates because inflation is dynamic in nature depending on the geopolitical situation and the global economic situation.

"Don't be bored, don't feel bored with this coordination meeting, because inflation or rising prices for goods and services are very dynamic," he said.