Anies Will Pull Emergency Brakes, Businessmen Anxious And Confused

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JAKARTA - The discourse of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government that it will adopt an emergency break or emergency brake policy after the new year 2021 holiday has made the psychology of entrepreneurs worried, anxious and upset. This was revealed by Sarman Simanjorang, General Chair of the DPD HIPPI DKI Jakarta Province.

According to Sarman, with this policy, the DKI Jakarta government will impose restrictions on operating hours and restrictions on the space for citizens to move. If this is done, said Sarman, it will certainly make economic activity more limited and stagnant.

"This is an unfavorable economic signal at the beginning of the year, and psychologically it will reduce the sense of optimism among business actors. This is a consideration for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government in making policies because it has been 10 months since the business world has been depressed and almost frustrated," Sarman said in a statement. statement received, Monday 28 December.

Sarman added, if this policy is implemented again, it will potentially increase the number of layoffs and the number of MSMEs that collapse or close. Besides that, according to him, it will increase the social burden for the government.

"This policy will also have an impact on improving Jakarta and national economic growth because the Jakarta economy contributes 17 percent of the National GDP," he said.

Not only that, continued Sarman, Jakarta's economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 also has the potential to remain minus after the second quarter grew negative at minus 8.23 percent and in the third quarter of 2020 it also still contracted 3.82 percent.

"On the other hand, we business actors understand that the goal of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is very noble to maintain the health and safety of the citizens. This is indeed a dilemma for the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.

Sarman really hopes that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government can consider carefully and maturely by taking into account the current economic conditions of Jakarta. He also hopes that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will not be careless in conducting socialization, supervision and strict sanctions that violate the health protocol (prokes).

"Including the obligation of all companies to form a COVID-19 Task Force to ensure the implementation of health programs including government apparatus at the RT and RW levels. And the most strategic thing is that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government lobbies the Central Government so that DKI Jakarta becomes a priority scale for the COVID-19 vaccine program, considering that the economy of Jakarta is very strong. make strategic contributions to the national economy, "he concluded.