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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The decision of the Special Provincial Government of the capital city of Jakarta to extend the tightening of Large Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) until October 11, 2020 has generated a response from business circles. They considered that the policy had a positive impact on the business world.
The Head of Public Policy of the Indonesian Employers Association, Sutrisno Iwantono, recalled that the sacrifices of employers should not be in vain. Because, PSBB will definitely hinder the movement of the economy.
“The PSBB prevents people from leaving home. Of course, if more and more people don’t leave home, they don’t work, they don’t spend. That will certainly lead to slow demand in the business world. That’s a logical consequence of that. and that condition. universal yes, “he said during a conversation with CNBC Indonesia, quoted on Sunday (9/27/2020).
He explained that this impact occurs universally in various sectors. The real comparison can not only be seen in the difference with normal conditions, but also with a closer period.
“In fact, for the business world, the impact will definitely be very setback compared to the previous condition. 1 or 2 months ago we have started to rise a little, of course with this tightening it will decrease again. That is certain,” he said Sutrisno.
He said that for the hotel and restaurant business sector, for example, when the PSBB was fully implemented, in April-May occupancy was only around 5% and at most only 20%. That number had risen to 30% when the PSBB relaxed.
“But yes, with this hardening it will definitely go down again. There will be more difficulties, especially for example restaurants because they are not allowed to take out, the impact will definitely be real, ”said Sutrisno.
With these conditions, he hopes that this sacrifice can bear fruit. On the other hand, he did not deny that controlling the transmission of Covid-19 was an important point. This means that if the transmission rate remains high, it will be difficult to expect the economy to improve.
“But these sacrifices must produce results. Don’t just sacrifice, then continually sacrifice,” Sutrisno said.
He also highlighted the importance of supervising the implementation of health protocols in transportation. According to Sutrisno, a lot of transmission occurs not in places like shopping malls or workplaces, but on travel.
“In general, the exterior is difficult to control. That is why it is also important to make an external adjustment,” he said.
The owner of Holycow! STEAKHOUSE by Chef Afit, Afit Dwi Putranto. This is because the restaurant business cannot open on-site dining or lunch services during the PSBB adjustment.
He said the breath of entrepreneurs was weakening. Policies that can’t balance all things without careful preparation actually add up and make matters worse. Furthermore, the initial capital to survive has eroded since last March.
“At best, at best, we can only last two and a half or three months to provide employee salaries. Maybe that’s the worst case scenario we have to do. After that, we don’t. I know, “Afit told CNBC Indonesia on Friday (9/25/2020).
“This is just my condition, maybe our cash flow is enough to last that long. But many of my friends cannot survive and maybe one of them is also a large group. The bigger your group, the more difficult it will be. be able to make changes. correct, “he said.
Afit gave an example of how difficult it is for restaurants to change the concept from dining at home to being sold at the market. On the contrary, if you sell only through direct purchases at points of sale, the resulting sales figures cannot be expected.
“For example, his concept is the concept of a family restaurant, dining at, many menus. Maybe if you can enjoy it at home you can’t. So not only large groups can survive right away. Not automatically. Large groups even They have collapsed, closing their outlets in shopping centers. Especially shopping center, “said Afit.
On Thursday (9/24/2020), the provincial government of DKI Jakarta decided to extend the strict PSBB in the capital again. This step was taken because there is still the possibility of an increase in Covid-19 positive confirmation cases if relaxation is applied.
This is based on the results of the monitoring and evaluation of the DKI Jakarta Province Covid-19 Management Acceleration Task Force and is also contained in the DKI Jakarta Governor Decree Number 959/2020, which requires an extension of restrictions for the next 14 days if the cases have not decreased significantly.
DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that the DKI Jakarta provincial government continues to coordinate with the central government in handling the Covid-19 case.
In a coordination meeting related to the anticipation of the development of the Covid-19 case in Jabodetabek, the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments (Marives) showed data that DKI Jakarta was pending and under control, but the Bodetabek area (Bogor , Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi) kept increasing, so he needs alignment. “The Coordinating Minister of Marves also approved the automatic extension of the DKI Jakarta PSBB for two weeks,” Anies said in a press release from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government on Thursday (9/24/2020).
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