Prabowo Ready To Continue Jokowi's Pro-People Program If Elected As President

JAKARTA - The General Chair of the Gerindra Party as well as the presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is ready to continue President Joko Widodo's economic program if he is elected president in the 2024 election.

"The implementation of programs, such as the Family Hope Program, Healthy Indonesia Cards, Smart Indonesia Cards, basic food cards, and prosperous rice, routine village fund programs for matters related to cash-intensive works and helping economic stimulus at the village level will be continued," Prabowo said while attending the National University Economic Seminar. Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 15.

Prabowo also said "The presentation of the National Transformation Strategy Towards a Golden Indonesia 2045".

He said that so far Jokowi has run several Pancasila economic applications which will become the foundation of Indonesia Gold 2045.

"From Jokowinomics, based on Pancasila, we will reach Indonesia Gold 2024," said Prabowo.

Prabowo revealed that currently he has received a mandate from several political parties to continue the national leadership of President Jokowi.

Thus, Prabowo will prepare himself and a reliable team in building the nation towards Indonesia Emas.

"If we have received the mandate from the people, we cannot do the theory anymore, but we have to work hard," he said.

Prabowo said the Pancasila economic perspective was needed to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people as part of the nation's transformation strategy towards Indonesia Gold 2045.

Prabowo explained 10 focus policies towards Golden Indonesia, namely food security; energy security, water security, poverty alleviation, health and pharmaceuticals, education, science and technology, defense, industrialization, political reform, law and bureaucracy, transformation of state finances.

As for the presentation of several temporary best resistance programs, namely free lunch and milk for all students at school, continuing the Healthy Indonesia Card program, Smart Indonesia Card, Basic Food Cards, PKH and Village Fund BLT, building integrated leading schools in each Regency.

Then reduce the TB case to zero cases in 2029, establish the State Revenue Agency and increase the tax ratio to reach 16 percent, as well as extensification and intensification of agricultural land with village, regional and national rice barns.

Prabowo also explained that the prorakyat program that provides protection in the informal sector and daily workers, as well as a small microeconomic incentive program, really must be continued and executed properly.

"So that informal workers, daily workers, hawkers can all meet their basic daily needs, this is a good program from President Joko Widodo so we must continue," he said.

Not only for informal workers and MSME players, the prorakyat program must also target all students in Indonesia, from elementary to high school levels.

He wants students to get free lunch as a nutrition improvement for future generations, preventing stunting and preparing future human resources.

"We will provide free lunch and milk every day for our students from elementary, junior high, to high school. We must fulfill the nutrition of the young generation of the Indonesian nation. This is the key to the generation of Indonesia gold 2045," he said.