Indef Appreciates Minister Of Home Affairs Instructions For 40 Percent Of APBD For Local Products

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) researcher Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara appreciates the instructions of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian to local governments to include 40 percent of the purchase of domestic goods/services into the APBD. According to Bhima, based on a written statement received in Jakarta, Wednesday, the instruction should be appreciated because it has a positive impact on economic recovery, especially if its implementation is carried out effectively." "Bhima said. Thus, according to him, Tito's breakthrough must be accompanied by derivative policies in the form of sanctions and appreciation so that local governments actually implement them. will increase labor absorption through MSMEs. Then, he added, this step will also stimulate the national economy, thereby accelerating economic recovery. amid the decline in COVID-19 cases which provides an opportunity for economic recovery.

Previously, Tito Karnavian ordered local governments to allocate 40 percent of the 2022 APBD absorption for the purchase of domestic goods and must be included in the attachment. He will sign the APBD allocation for the provincial level, while the district/city level will be signed by the governor. "At the level (which is the responsibility of) the Ministry of Home Affairs, I will sign. I just signed it. Otherwise, it won't be the APBD," said Tito. Tito also said that his party would oversee the implementation of the instructions, especially at the provincial level, starting from development planning deliberations (musrenbang) to routine supervision every three or six months. "We will continue to monitor, maybe in the third month which developments How much is the percentage," he said.