"In 2024, the potential for expenditure on goods and capital from the state budget and regional budget reached Rp1,223 trillion, excluding state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional enterprises spending," he stated on the sidelines of the opening of the 2024 Business Matching Exhibition on Tuesday.
At the opening of the event, which brought together budget owners and producers and business actors, until Tuesday at 12:00 local time, a commitment to spend on domestic products reached Rp90 trillion.
This commitment value is currently carried out by 2,167 work units, with the total number of commitments received reaching 87,538 data, based on the temporary dashboard of the domestic product shopping exhibition.
Moreover, government institutions, including the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, and Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, currently spend the most on domestic products at exhibitions.
On that occasion, the Ministry of Defense also signed contracts for purchasing domestic products with state-owned companies, including the state-run railway signaling industry, PT LEN Industry, and the state-run defense equipment manufacturer, PT Pindad.
Total realization of the defense sector spending at the exhibition reached Rp9.38 trillion.
Kartasasmita stated that based on data from the Government Goods/Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP), the commitment to use domestic products in 2023 reached Rp1,208 trillion for the procurement of government goods and services.
However, the realization is still below the commitment of Rp659.61 trillion.
During the first similar event in 2022 conducted in Bali, the realization of contract value for purchasing domestic products reached Rp100 trillion.
This realization then increased at the second exhibition at Istora Senayan Jakarta in 2023 to Rp180 trillion. By the first quarter of 2024, the target is increasing to Rp250 trillion, he remarked.
He stated that the exhibition was attended by 3,162 people, including representatives of regional governments, central government comprising ministries and institutions, and representatives of SOEs as well as associations and industrial companies.
Domestic products on display were presented at 182 booths, an increase as compared to the previous year's 109 booths.
The minister stated that domestic products in the exhibition have received domestic component level (TKDN) certificates with a variety of products, including small industrial products, crafts, food and beverages, and large-scale products, such as medical equipment and transportation equipment.
Related news: Ministry holds exhibition to meet IKN needs with local products
Related news: Govt to install 80 vending machines to sell MSME products
Related news: Online Shopping Day: Hasan urges people to buy local products
Translator: Dewa Ketut S W, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
Copyright © ANTARA 2024
