Jokowi Estimates That The PPKM Effects Will Be Revocational New February 2023

Jokowi took the andong along the Malioboro Road section on Jalan Sosrowijayan until he returned to Gedung Agung on Saturday, January 7 evening. (Twitter Jokowi)

DIY - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) estimates that the effect of the revocation of the Policy for the Implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) will be seen in February.

This was conveyed by Jokowi when reviewing trading activities and checking commodity prices at Sentul Market, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region Province (DIY), Sunday, January 8.

"We hope that it will just be (the revocation of the PPKM policy), only a week or two, I think the effect will be seen later in February," he said in a statement, Sunday, January 8, confiscated by Antara.

Jokowi hopes that trade will be more lively after the government revoked PPKM on December 30 last.

While walking through Sentul Market today, Jokowi chatted with several traders to ask about the prices of basic necessities there. One of the basic food traders named Oka said that the price of rice is currently rising.

"In fact, it has gone up (rice prices), has not gone down, has gone up, continues to rise, every time it goes up 200 (rupiah), 500 (rupiah)," explained Oka.

Responding to this, Jokowi hopes that the price of rice will fall during the February harvest month.

"Only one possible rice may indeed rise, but I (will) see later in February because we are starting to harvest (rice)," he said.

Meanwhile, even though the price of rice is still rising, he sees that the prices of basic necessities in Sentul Market still tend to be stable. He hopes that the stability of basic commodities can occur in other markets in the country.

"We hope that this kind of stability will not only occur in Yogya but also in markets in other provinces," he said.