JAKARTA - The Main Expert Staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Edy Priyono requested that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) improve the quality and production capacity so that more government goods and services procurement projects can be absorbed.
"The government is committed to spending at least 40 percent of its goods and services for MSME products. But the good intentions must be supported by the readiness of MSME actors," said Edy in a written statement quoted by Antara, Wednesday, October 12.
Edy said there were obstacles for the government to procure goods and services from MSME products, namely the low number of sector products that entered the government's e-catalog.
As of October 11, 2022, he said, the number of products included in the e-catalog has reached 1,620,821 products. However, the number of providers or business actors is still very small, namely 33,087 business units.
Di sisi lain, Edy mengakui realisasi belanja pemerintah baik pusat dan daerah untuk produk UMKM juga masih rendah di bawah 50 persen.
He gave an example of the realization of central and regional government spending for new MSMEs of 42.78 percent until September 26, 2022, from an allocation of IDR 331.39 trillion.
In the central government's spending ceiling, namely ministries and non-ministerial institutions, the realization of expenditures for MSME products is 42.78 percent of the allocation of IDR 93.74 trillion.
Meanwhile, from regional government spending ceilings, namely provincial and district/city governments, the realization of expenditures for MSME products was 42.78 percent of the allocation of Rp93.74 trillion.
"These figures show that the government still needs to work harder to realize its spending plans for MSME products," he said.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday (10/10) expressed his desire for more MSME products to enter the central and regional government e-catalog.
The President has also issued Presidential Instruction Number 2 of 2022 concerning the Acceleration of Increasing the Use of Domestic Products and Micro Business Products, Small Enterprises, and Cooperatives in order to make the National Movement Proud to be Made in Indonesia successful in the Implementation of the Procurement of Government Goods/Services.
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