The House Of Representatives (DPR) Closes The Session Period Without A Palu Ketok Determination Of A Job Creation Perppu As A Law

The DPR also stipulates a bill on health as a bill proposing the initiative of the DPR RI.

JAKARTA - The DPR held a plenary meeting to close the session period without stipulating the Job Creation Perppu to become a law. Thus, today's plenary meeting is only on a single agenda to hear the speech of the Speaker of the DPR represented by the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.

"In accordance with the results of the consultation meeting in lieu of the DPR RI deliberation body meeting between the leadership of the DPR and the leadership of the faction on February 14, 2023, today's meeting is the speech of the chairman of the DPR RI at the closing of the third session of the 2022-2023 session," Dasco said in a plenary meeting, Thursday, February 16.

Regarding the discussion of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation into Law, Dasco explained, the DPR RI and the government will conduct a perppu discussion in accordance with the mechanism of applicable laws and regulations by taking into account the aspirations of the people that develop and also considering national interests. Including, also the discussion of the stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2022 concerning amendments to Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning General Elections (Perppu Pemilu). The DPR also established a bill on health to become a bill for proposing initiatives of the DPR RI. Because the number of overlapping regulations requires adjustments to various policies to strengthen the integrative and holistic health system in one comprehensive law and legal reforms in the health sector through the omnibuslaw method. Regarding the implementation of Hajj, said Dasco, the DPR and the government have agreed on the cost of organizing the Hajj pilgrimage in 2023. The DPR has succeeded in realizing the cost of Hajj to be lower than the costs proposed by the government, namely from Rp69.19 million proposed by the government to Rp49.8 million rupiah. "This result shows that the DPR pays attention to the aspirations of the people related to Hajj services," said the Daily Chairperson of the Gerindra DPP.

In his speech, Dasco said, the Indonesian House of Representatives expressed deep condolences for the victims who died and were injured by the natural disaster of an earthquake in Turkey and Syria which killed more than 28 thousand residents on February 6.

"The DPR RI supports the government's efforts to send aid to ease the burden on our brothers in Turkey and Syria," he said.

The DPR RI, he continued, will also support the government's efforts to accelerate the current social and economic recovery so that it can also restore the welfare of the people of a broader way.