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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 22:23
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GOVT TO PRIORITIZE ECONOMIC STABILITY, FOOD RESILIENCE, ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN 2009
Jakarta, July 22 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that in 2009 the government would give priority to economic stability, food resilience and energy management.
The president made the remark when chairing a plenary cabinet session which was attended by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, all cabinet ministers, the Indonesian Defense Forces chief, the National Police chief, the head of State Intelligence Agency and leaders of state institutions here on Tuesday.
"After I have received reports last week from the coordinating minister for economic affairs and the relevant ministers on the 2008 economic developments and the projection for 2009, I stressed several matters that became priorities, one of which is economic stability," President Yudhoyono said.
The head of state explained that the economic stability which the government particularly expected was controllable rate of inflation.
"It does not mean that we ignore growth but we have to pay attention to the purchasing power of the people," he stressed.
The other priority that would gain an emphasis in the 2009 working program was food resilience which in the past one year had shown a positive trend.
"In order to maintain food resilience the fund allocation at the 2009 state budget is relatively big, namely Rp35 trillion. For me that would would not matter," he said.
He also gave a special emphasis on the development of irrigation infrastructure in order to support the agricultural sector so that the availability of food would be guaranteed.
"The third priority is correct fuel oil and electricity management," Yudhoyono added.
The president said that all people should provide support for the government's 10,000 MW power projects which would immediately be carried out in two stages.
"Although there are three priorities, all government's work plans made since the beginning must also be carried out well," the president said.
He added that the holding of the cabinet plenary meeting should remind government officials to remain consistent with the objectives that had been planned since the beginning.
The president made the remark when chairing a plenary cabinet session which was attended by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, all cabinet ministers, the Indonesian Defense Forces chief, the National Police chief, the head of State Intelligence Agency and leaders of state institutions here on Tuesday.
"After I have received reports last week from the coordinating minister for economic affairs and the relevant ministers on the 2008 economic developments and the projection for 2009, I stressed several matters that became priorities, one of which is economic stability," President Yudhoyono said.
The head of state explained that the economic stability which the government particularly expected was controllable rate of inflation.
"It does not mean that we ignore growth but we have to pay attention to the purchasing power of the people," he stressed.
The other priority that would gain an emphasis in the 2009 working program was food resilience which in the past one year had shown a positive trend.
"In order to maintain food resilience the fund allocation at the 2009 state budget is relatively big, namely Rp35 trillion. For me that would would not matter," he said.
He also gave a special emphasis on the development of irrigation infrastructure in order to support the agricultural sector so that the availability of food would be guaranteed.
"The third priority is correct fuel oil and electricity management," Yudhoyono added.
The president said that all people should provide support for the government's 10,000 MW power projects which would immediately be carried out in two stages.
"Although there are three priorities, all government's work plans made since the beginning must also be carried out well," the president said.
He added that the holding of the cabinet plenary meeting should remind government officials to remain consistent with the objectives that had been planned since the beginning.
