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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the government was trying to strengthen the supply and supply chain of basic needs. The goal is not to cause disruption to the distribution of goods and services.

This strategic effort to restore the national economy also maintains the production and distribution of basic necessities down to the grassroots. "So that inflation can be controlled, so that it does not burden the household economy," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin when opening the 19th Plenary Session of the Association of Indonesian Faculty of Economics and Business (AFEBI) and the 2022 Halal Summit, at the Wyndham Hotel, Palembang, South Sumatra ( South Sumatra), Wednesday (7/9/2022).

The vice president said another strategy that needs to be done is to organize fiscal and monetary policies. This must also be done carefully and effectively in order to maintain macroeconomic stability.

“Policies must be effective and focused on targets. For example, subsidies are intended for vulnerable groups of people and the budget is allocated effectively according to priorities," he said.

“Pandemics give birth to new ways of working and innovation and accelerating digital transformation. Innovation and digitalization should reach all groups of people in order to become a medium of progress and growth, not to foster inequality," he said.

The Vice President added that another effort to sharpen development to balance growth and equity is to develop the Islamic economy and finance. This economic concept is inclusive for all citizens and complementary to the national economic system.

“The government is very serious about promoting the Islamic economy and finance. The progress so far is very good,” said the Vice President.

The Governor of South Sumatra, Herman Deru, supported the organization of the event initiated by AFEBI. Because, according to him, this shows that more and more interdisciplinary research is being carried out.

“With collaboration, maximum results will be obtained to develop Indonesia. This means that research-based development will certainly produce much better results,” said Herman Deru. (RRI)