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JAKARTA (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Interior has urged local governments to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) to control inflation.
Tomsi Tohir, acting secretary general at the finance ministry, said in a statement on Monday that the standard operating procedures will outline short-term and long-term inflation control measures.
He added that programs to address long-term problems and prevention are not yet widespread enough.
“Based on our experience of weekly meetings over the past two years, we believe that each district should have a specific plan, such as a standard operating procedure,” he said.
Starting from September 2022, the ministry will hold weekly inflation control coordination meetings with local governments.
Tohir highlighted the achievements made over the past two years, including addressing issues with fertilizer, immunization and rice field data collection.
However, it remains critical to evaluate inflation control plans, especially for regions that do not have SOPs in place when inflation rates change.
Thohir clarified that geography is not a decisive factor in controlling inflation, pointing to eastern Indonesia, especially Papua, and that although inflation in several western regions exceeded the national average of 2.51%, not all regions had high inflation.
“Here we can see countries above 2.51%: Bali, Central Sulawesi, Lampung, East Kalimantan, Aceh, North Maluku, Jambi, North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Riau, Maluku, Bengkulu, West Papua, Gorontalo and West Sumatra,” he pointed out.
He stressed that traffic and weather challenges should not be a hindrance to efforts and urged local governments to proactively address these issues.
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Translated by: Nalda Margaret, Laka Aji
Editor: Anton Santoso
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