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Wed, 01/07/2009 - 21:30
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EXPANDING EXPORT MARKETS NOT EASY: KADIN
Jakarta, Jan 7 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said it would be difficult for the government to find new export markets in 2009.
Kadin Chairman MS Hidayat said at the State Palace here on Wednesday that the government's plan to open new export markets this year was difficult to implement.
"We would have to set up networks in the new export markets. And our banking system must also match with those in the new markets. And accomplishing all this will not be easy," he said.
He said what needed to be urgently done to create alternative markets for Indonesia's exports was empowerment of its domestic market so that this market could absorb the commodities otherwise intended for export.
"Our main problem is the deteriorating performance of our exports. That is the problem which has to be solved," he said.
He said the government should focus its attention on the domestic market and on supporting labor-intensive industries, including the support on industries at home.
To increase the people's purchasing power, the government should also lower the prices of premium gasoline and diesel oil again, he said.
Hidayat said cutting the fuel oil prices by another Rp500 per liter followed by the lowering of transport fares would help maintain or even increase the people's purchasing power in the current economic crisis.
In general, Kadin was of the view that the government's policy of providing stimuli for economic growth in 2009 was a good one, including its decision to bear value-added tax and import duty.
The economic stimuli, according to Hidayat, should be focused on the development of labor-intensive industries that use domestic products. They should also focus on the acceleration of infrastructure projects in order to reduce the unemployment rate.
Hidayat expressed hope that the government's economic stimuli would not be tied to too tight conditions because the national economy was now in an emergency situation as a consequence of the global economic crisis.
Kadin Chairman MS Hidayat said at the State Palace here on Wednesday that the government's plan to open new export markets this year was difficult to implement.
"We would have to set up networks in the new export markets. And our banking system must also match with those in the new markets. And accomplishing all this will not be easy," he said.
He said what needed to be urgently done to create alternative markets for Indonesia's exports was empowerment of its domestic market so that this market could absorb the commodities otherwise intended for export.
"Our main problem is the deteriorating performance of our exports. That is the problem which has to be solved," he said.
He said the government should focus its attention on the domestic market and on supporting labor-intensive industries, including the support on industries at home.
To increase the people's purchasing power, the government should also lower the prices of premium gasoline and diesel oil again, he said.
Hidayat said cutting the fuel oil prices by another Rp500 per liter followed by the lowering of transport fares would help maintain or even increase the people's purchasing power in the current economic crisis.
In general, Kadin was of the view that the government's policy of providing stimuli for economic growth in 2009 was a good one, including its decision to bear value-added tax and import duty.
The economic stimuli, according to Hidayat, should be focused on the development of labor-intensive industries that use domestic products. They should also focus on the acceleration of infrastructure projects in order to reduce the unemployment rate.
Hidayat expressed hope that the government's economic stimuli would not be tied to too tight conditions because the national economy was now in an emergency situation as a consequence of the global economic crisis.
