Market Traders Ask DKI Provincial Government To Eliminate Kiosk Rental Fees During PPKM

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Market Traders Association (Ikappi) Abdullah Mansuri asked the DKI Provincial Government in this case the BUMD Perumda Pasar Jaya to waive the cost of renting kiosks in the market during the PPKM Level 4 or Emergency PPKM period.

"We are asking PD Pasar Jaya to cancel the fee (rent) while PPKM is running. Traders don't work, fees are removed," Abdullah said when met at Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta, Friday, July 30.

Although the people's market is not closed during PPKM Level 4 or Emergency PPKM, Abdullah considers the economic condition of traders to be still in decline, including traders at Tanah Abang Market which is the largest market.

Because, currently there are still few people who shop at the market due to restrictions on community activities.

Moreover, traditional markets that sell other than basic necessities are only allowed to open until 15:00 with a maximum visitor capacity of 50 percent.

"It's assumed that people are traders in Tanah Abang who are rich. But they don't know about the problems in the field, the problem is still renting, they are still in debt. Now, we are negotiating," he said.

In addition, Ikappi also asked the government to provide incentives or subsidies to market traders such as capital assistance other than people's business loans (KUR). Given, not all merchants can easily access credit applications at the bank.

"These traders are not bankable, right. They don't have NPWP. Banks must have NPWP. So we want a formulation for market traders so that they will return to trading. Because, a month of Emergency PPKM the pressure (losses) is very large, 70 to 90 percent ," he explained.