This Is Important! Jokowi Asks Regional Heads To OBSERVE Inflationary Movements From Hour To Hour

President Jokowi when handing over DIPA and the List of Transfer Allocations to Regions in 2023 at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked governors, regents, mayors to pay attention to the movement of inflation from hour to hour because the consumer price index is now a scourge for all countries. “ I ask to pay attention from time to time, from time to time, to movement of inflation rates in their respective regions. This is very important, ” said President Jokowi when submitting the Budget Implementation List (DIPA) and the List of Transfer Allocations to Regions in 2023 at the State Palace, Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, December 1. Jokowi said the threat of rising inflation is one of the challenges of the domestic and global economy next year. Therefore, regional heads are asked to work hard to control the supply and stock of goods and services in their respective regions. “ This is the scourge of all countries. Inflation. Once again, pay attention to the movement of inflation rates in their respective regions," he said. In addition to regional heads, Jokowi also asked ministries and non-ministerial institutions (K/L) to accelerate the realization of spending, especially capital and social expenditures in the 2023 State Budget and State Budget. “ I ask for the acceleration of spending realization,” Jokowi said. The Head of State asked all K/L and local governments to have sensitivity to the crisis and always be alert to global uncertainty. Central and local government officials, he said, must understand that the world is currently in a bad condition. “ Everything must be completely prepared for any possible possibilities that may occur, which we do not predict, without which we count everything. Not only to be able to survive, but also to take advantage of every opportunity that exists, "he said. The 2023 APBN that has been agreed upon by the government and the DPR includes state expenditures of IDR 3,016.2 trillion and state revenues of IDR 2,463.0 trillion, with a deficit of IDR 598.2 trillion or 2.84 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).