Sri Mulyani Message To STAN Graduates: You Enjoy State Money, So Build This Country!

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati advised STAN State Finance Polytechnic (PKN) graduates to participate in building and improving the Indonesian state so that it could become a developed country. This responsibility is the return from the educational facilities provided by the state.

Moreover, said Sri Mulyani, people who have the opportunity to be able to continue their education to higher education in Indonesia are only 9 percent of the Indonesian population.

"I really hope that according to what was conveyed by all STAN PKN graduates that they want to provide the best for the nation and state of Indonesia. Moreover, all of you have been educated in an institution that all uses state money. You have thus become a connoisseur of state money," he said, during his remarks at the PKN STAN 2020 Grand Graduation Ceremony in Jakarta, Wednesday, October 14.

Sri Mulyani also reminded that state finances come from many sectors. Starting from customs and excise taxes, non-tax and non-customs and excise revenues, and also from debt. Therefore, he requested that the graduates have a strong determination to build the Indonesian state.

"Your responsibility is enormous, how you are demanded with the knowledge and opportunities you have felt to be able to transform and develop our country into a country that is developed, just, prosperous, and has high dignity and civilization," he said.

The state treasurer also asked the graduates not to become complacent and stop studying. As a generation that will enter the world of work, he reminded that being the best graduate in PKN STAN should not make yourself proud, arrogant and arrogant.

"This is rarely found in any campus where 70 percent of the graduates are with honors. But don't be proud, maybe today we are in the best place. Let's go around the world so we know Indonesia still needs us to build and needs dedication thinking. Your extraordinary skills will enable us to become a developed nation, "he said.

Sri Mulyani said, Indonesia was born with a diversity of ethnicities, cultures and religions. Because of that, he said, these differences should not make changes, they should be reinforcing so that Indonesia can become a great country.

"Be a leader who is strong, honest, virtuous and fair. Because of us, all of you will lead a different nation so that we know each other, so that we don't prejudice each other and do not find fault with each other," he said.

Furthermore, Sri Mulyani advised that the millennial generation is often characterized as being bored quickly or less resistant to pressure. As a group that represents the qualities of the millennial generation who are good, smart and have noble ambition and determination, prove that this view is wrong.

"Because what will make you successful is not only your highest GPA but your ability to continue adapting to be able to survive to continue to focus on carrying out commitments even though sometimes the situation is unpleasant," he said.