President Prabowo Subianto delivered his introductory speech on the Financial Note during the First Session of 2025-2026 at the DPR/MPR/DPD RI Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Friday 16 August.
In his speech, Prabowo emphasized that the productive business ecosystem has now reached villages and sub-districts. He said that development strategies that focused on people's welfare began to have a real impact on grassroots.
"A productive business ecosystem, a pulse of economic transactions from upstream to downstream, has now been felt to villages, sub-districts, to remote parts of Indonesia," said Prabowo.
The President also emphasized the government's commitment to maintaining national economic stability in the midst of global turmoil. "We must also not forget, we must form superior human resources for the long term. We must start the program now," he said.
A number of achievements were presented in the speech. The free nutritious food program (MBG) has now reached 20 million beneficiaries, free health check services reaching 17 million people, school revitalization and madrasa have touched 13,500 units, and the construction of public schools has reached 120 units.
In addition, the government has also accelerated the formation of village and sub-district cooperatives in Merah Putih. By mid-August, as many as 82,000 cooperatives have been formed and targeted that by the end of the year they will each be equipped with warehouses, cold storage, sales outlets, and two trucks to transport produce.
Responding to the President's speech, the Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party for Public Policy, Idrus Marham, emphasized that his party fully supports all development policies conveyed by Prabowo.
General Chairperson of Golkar Bahlil Lahadalia asked the entire Golkar extended family to be at the forefront of overseeing every government program. Because these programs directly touch the needs of the people," said Idrus, in his statement, Saturday, August 16.
According to Idrus, Golkar's support is not only technical, but also ideological. He considered that the productive economic development program must always be accompanied by strengthening the national ideology.
"The basic problem of our nation today is the issue of Ideology and welfare. For this reason, the entire development program must be carried out with an Ideological and health approach, "said Bung Bahlil's direction, said Idrus.
"If the economy grows without the foundations of the Pancasila ideology, this nation will lose its way. Therefore, Pancasila must be the glue and guidelines in the state," said Idrus.
He emphasized that the Golkar Party led by General Chair Bahlil Lahadalia is committed to integrating government programs with the doctrine of work.
Doktrin Golkar adalah membangun karya nyata, dan itu sejalan dengan visi Presiden. Kita memastikan pembangunan ekonomi dan penguatan ideologi berjalan bersamaan, katanya.
Idrus also reminded Bung Bahlil's direction on the importance of preparing the younger generation of Indonesia to excel in skills as well as be firm in ideology. "Only with this combination can Indonesia progress, be fair, and remain united," he said.
On the other hand, Idrus assessed that the stability signal emphasized by the President was very important for the business world. A strong and responsive state budget is not only protecting the people, but also providing certainty for business actors. We must continue to support this," he said.
Idrus also conveyed the instructions of General Chair Bahlil Lahadalia to the Chairman of the DPR FPG to invite all political forces in parliament to provide similar support.
"This is not only a matter of the government and supporting parties, but a matter of the future of the nation. Golkar invites all parties to jointly support the President's steps," he said.
With full support from the Golkar Party, Idrus is optimistic that the government's program can run more effectively. "We want to ensure that the productive economic pulse is really felt in all corners of the country, without leaving a single citizen," he asserted.
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