"Do not let the products only remain in the e-catalog. We must show our support by buying the products. It will be such a waste if we do not buy it," the president stated at the opening of the Domestic Products' Business Matching in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday.
The head of state urged ministries and agencies, regional governments at the provincial, district, and city levels, as well as state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) to allocate 95 percent of their budget ceiling to purchase domestic goods and services through the e-catalog.
The president noted that 3.4 million types of domestic products were sold in the e-catalog. This figure increased rapidly from only 50 thousand products earlier.
According to President Jokowi, spending on domestic products by all agencies will facilitate the development of domestic industries, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which will ultimately boost economic growth in the country.
"We do not have to go far to look for investors. We can become our own investors in this country by purchasing goods and services in the e-catalog. Investors are good as a bonus, but if we buy our own domestic products, our economic growth will automatically increase, and we can use our own production goods," he emphasized.
Meanwhile, he stated that throughout 2022, the realization of the domestic product spending program by ministries and agencies, regional governments, and SOEs and BUMDes had reached Rp762.7 trillion.
The president stated that Indonesia was more advanced in terms of policies to increase the use of domestic products as compared to the United States that had just started to prioritize buying its domestic products this year.
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Translator: Mentari Dwi G, Resinta S
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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