Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on ministers and government officials to not merely conduct routines and simply put in standard or normal work since the world’s condition was far from normal. “We should (no longer put in normal) work, not anymore, because the condition is not normal,” the president emphasized during the 2022 National Coordination Meeting on Inflation Control at the State Palace here on Thursday.
The head of state noted that the world was reeling from a tough situation.
“The world is facing a very difficult situation, starting from the COVID-19 pandemic that (the country) has not yet recovered from and some countries still having a high number (of cases), and then there is a war, food crisis, energy crisis, (and) financial crisis,” he pointed out. Related news: First Lady Iriana wears Buton tribal attire at Independence ceremony Jokowi affirmed that government officials should not work by just observing the macroeconomic figures. “It cannot work. Believe me. (Apart from observing the) macro and micro economy, details must also be gleaned from numbers and data,” the president stressed. To this end, he requested district heads, mayors, and governors to cooperate with the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) and Central Inflation Control Team (TPIP). “Ask the regions, what prices are going up there, that cause inflation? It could be rice, shallots, or chili,” he said.
He urged the TPIP to check the regions having abundant supplies of those commodities and to connect them with regions where the prices are increasing.
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