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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Public policy observer Agus Pambagyo said that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s decision to re-impose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) should be supported by the central government.

Agus regretted that several Indonesian cabinet ministers Maju criticized the policy of the Jakarta provincial government.

“Very good (total PSBB), but the cabinet below got into a fight for itself, seeing that the Coordinating Minister was to blame, if at fault, what about the community,” Agus said in a virtual discussion titled ‘PSBB again?’, On Saturday (12/9/2020).

Agus also suspected that before Anies announced that he would implement a full PSBB, the former Minister of Education and Culture had obtained permission and orders from the president.

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“Yesterday the governor of DKI said emergency shutdown“It is not from the governor himself, it must be from the president’s government, because after a cabinet meeting the president said that health is more important,” he said.

Meanwhile, the mayor of Surabaya Bima Arya Sugiarto assessed that the commitment of the central and local governments is the same in an effort to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.

Arya also said that based on the information he received, the Governor of DKI Jakarta would coordinate with the central government to prepare for the implementation of the full PSBB on September 14, 2020.

“Mas Anies Baswedan said that the provincial government still has a meeting with the central government this Saturday, so what I have captured has not yet been completed, but I am sure the commitment is the same,” Arya said.

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Previously, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s decision to implement the PSBB on September 14, 2020 received responses from three finance ministers from the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.

Economic advisers to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) assessed that the re-implementation of the PSBB could have an impact on the economy, which is currently starting to grow after being hit by the implementation of the Jakarta PSBB in March.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the drop in the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) was due to pressure from the Jakarta PSBB announcement.

On Thursday (10/9/2020) at 10.36 WIB, JCI fell sharply 5 percent to the level of 4,892.87 or 257.49 points below. In fact, according to Airlangga, the performance of the stock index had previously started to move in a positive direction.

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“Several things we have seen have shown positive results based on the index through yesterday,” Airlangga said. video conference.

“Today is still uncertain because the announcement by the governor of Jakarta last night, so this morning’s index was below 5,000,” he said.

On the other hand, according to Airlangga, Anies’ decision to remove the emergency brake had a great impact on the economy. Because, according to him, economic performance is not only influenced by fundamental conditions, but also by public and citizen trust.

Meanwhile, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita highlighted the decision of DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regarding the readjustment of the PSBB.

The former minister of Social Affairs said that the performance of the manufacturing industry would again be under pressure due to this decision. This will get worse if other regions also implement the same.

“We see that the industry is concerned about being pressured, but what needs to be conveyed is that the government values ​​public health as something that cannot be negotiated,” Agus said. video conference.

Agus explained that the manufacturing industry is the largest contributor to the Indonesian economy. The poor performance of the manufacturing industry will have a major impact on the overall economic situation.

The contribution of the manufacturing industry to the economy was 19.87 percent. In the second quarter of 2020, the manufacturing industry contracted -5.37 percent.

Agus assesses that the manufacturing industry has stretched enough in the August 2020 period. In addition to affecting the performance of the manufacturing industry, Agus assesses that the tightening of the PSBB will also affect the government’s agenda for import substitution.

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