JAKARTA - President PRABOWO SUBIANTO officially inaugurated PURBAYA YUDHI SADIVEWA as Minister of Finance to replace SRI MULYANI Indrawati on Monday, September 8.
Purbaya stressed that he was not a new figure in the world of fiscal policy and that his involvement in this area has been going on for quite a long time.
He said he was part of the presidential staff office (KSP) for several years, especially during the COVVI-19 pandemic crisis in 2020 2021.
At that time, he helped President Joko Widodo to design a fiscal policy to overcome economic pressure.
"It's not just the budget, but how to manage money at that time. So if you say that I have no experience, it's a big mistake," he told the media team at the Ministry of Finance office on Monday, September 8.
In addition, he revealed that his involvement in fiscal policy began in 2008, when he helped President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) as one of the advisers.
Then in 2015, he joined KSP to support President Jokowi in the midst of an economic slowdown that was managed at the time correctly.
During the pandemic, he continued, his contribution to the fiscal policy was made informally and free of charge.
Now he said that in a joker tone, it may be the moment that the contribution is appreciated in real terms.
"I always give tax comments to the government. Behind that, I'm not paid. Maybe he's paid now, right now? The big salary is not here? Do you think so," he said.
Purbaya stressed that his long experience had done him time to find out more about the exercise.
"I have known him for a long time with the exercise, it is our budgetary transfer, sir, so I will not be too easy, I no longer need time to study," he said.
He undertook to make budgetary policy the main engine of the national economy.
Purbaya stressed the importance of maintaining budgetary health and recalled that maintaining budgetary health should not hinder state spending, which is really necessary to maintain economic growth.
According to him, during the last two quarters, the growth in public spending he currently considers is still a little slow.
It has not been able to determine whether the condition is caused by budgetary efficiency or other factors.
But certainly, the slowdown in expenses has a direct impact on the national economic rate.
"But clearly, this has a negative impact on the economy because of its slow growth.
He could not confirm whether the condition was caused by budgetary efficiency or other factors.
But what is certain is that the slowdown in expenses has a direct impact on the rhythm of the national economy.
"But what is clear is that it has a negative impact on the economy because growth is slow from there. I have a budgetary transfer, so I really understand what the material producers are. Do you want to learn?", He said.