Former Minister Of Industry Suharso Monoarfa Alludes To Tapera 'Sukarela'

Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa in Denpasar, Bali, Wednesday, May 29, 2024/PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

DENPASAR - Minister of National Development Planning (PPN) / Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa talked about the idea of a former People's Housing Savings (Tapera). Suharso, former Minister of Public Housing (Menpera) in the era of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono touched on the'sukarela' deposit contribution.

"In the past, when I was the Minister of Public Housing, there was an idea how we could get cheap funds in the form of (contents) from all communities including the government," said Suharso, when met by Wiswa Sabha, the office of the Governor of Bali, Denpasar, Wednesday, May 29.

"Why, because of this because the housing is in fact one of the basic needs and there is a large housing backlog from year to year. We can't catch up because this is what land measures need, but the supply is land, counting. The problem there is not only the doubling of the house but also the matter of land. Cook, people are getting further and further away from the activity center, that's also what we have to take into account," he added.

Then, another problem regarding how to finance the housing. Currently, there is a Housing Financing Liquidity Facility (FLPP).

"Today already exists, for example, the FLPP housing financing liquidity facility also alleviates them, where the interest can be lower. However, these people have a fixed income, so they are bankable. How for people who are not bankable? That's what they think and one of them is with this tapera. people's housing savings," he said.

According to him, tapera savings are voluntary to be open to the public, especially people who do not have a home.

"This relationship, actually it is voluntary to be open to the public. Moreover, for those who do not have a house and they want to save, it is almost similar to Hajj savings. If you save Hajj one day, you can take it to carry out the pilgrimage, as well as this housing," he said.

But Suharso when reiterated by reporters about Tapera sukarela talks about the relationship between workers and companies.

"It's not voluntary, it has more to do with the interests of that person. Later, if for example he is an employee somewhere, it can be arranged with the company with him having employees. Or there are people like you free journalists who are free, go ahead if you really want to join the tapera," he said.