Economic policy packages
ineffective so far, says economist
The Institute for Development of
Economics and Finance (Indef) executive director Enny Sri Hartati has
criticized the lack of coordination behind the implementation of the 12
economic policy packages, which she says has led to a slow impact on business competitiveness,
investments growth and job creation. (Antara/Reno Esnir)The 12 economic policy packages launched by the government recently are
yet to effectively increase business competitiveness, investments and job
creation, an economist has said. As usual, the devil is in the implementation.
Institute for
Development of Economics and Finance ( Indef ) executive director Enny Sri
Hartati said there had been no significant changes in investment performance compared to previous years when
there were no economic stimulus packages.
Indonesia's
economy only grew 4.92 percent in the first quarter of 2016, lower than the previous quarter's growth of 5.04 percent.
"Investments
have increased but the economy grew at a slower pace and unemployment also increased. These problems must be addressed in the next policy packages,"
Enny said in a discussion on the evaluation of the 12 policy packages held in
Jakarta on Monday.
The poor
implementation, according to her, was due to overlapping regulations and a lack
of coordination between technical ministries as well as between the central
government and local administrations.
Enny further said the idea behind
the 12 economic policy packages was to increase Indonesia's competitiveness and its people's purchasing power, but unfortunately, the
government had only addressed the normative regulations.
"The
government should map strategic industries to address the fundamental
problems," she explained, adding that the next policy packages should no
longer contain normative rules, but instead only concrete implementable
programs.
Indonesian
Employers Association ( Apindo ) chairman Anton J. Supit added that to make
economic policy packages more effective, the government should focus on
labor-intensive industries to resolve unemployment.
"The
government has set industry as the backbone of the economy. All regulations should focus on this sector, hence, all regulations
that constrain labor-intensive industries should be eliminated," he said.
He also said that what businesspeople really needed was not merely
deregulation, but consistency from the government.
"The thing most complained about by investors is our consistency," he
continued.
Coordinating
Economic Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade Edy Putra Irawady said 197 of
203 regulations in the policy packages
had been completed. The government is currently in the process
of completing the remaining regulations, as well as the 26 supporting
regulations.
He claimed the policy packages had already produced several
notable impacts since September last
year, such as an improvement
in the ease of doing business and a more flexible investment negative list (
DNI ). ( ags )
ANALYSIS OF TENSES
1. there had been no significant changes in investment performance
Past Perfect Continous
2. to previous years when there were no economic stimulus packages.
Past Continous
3. Indonesia's economy only grew 4.92 percent in the first quarter of 2016
Simple Past
4. Investments have increased
Present
Perfect
5. the economy grew at a slower pace and unemployment also increased
Simple Past
6. Enny further said the idea behind the 12 economic policy packages was to
increase Indonesia's competitiveness
Past Continous
7. the government had only addressed the normative regulations.
Past Perfect
8. The government has set industry as the backbone of the economy
Present Perfect
9. He also said that what businesspeople really needed was not merely
deregulation
Past Continous
10. the policy packages had been completed
Past Perfect Continous
11. the policy packages had already produced several notable impacts since September last year
Past Perfect
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