Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, Pemerintah Targetkan Capai 6%
Gov`t to Boost Economic Growth to 6%
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Keuangan Chatib Basri mengatakan pemerintah akan mengupayakan pertumbuhan ekonomi 2013 berada pada kisaran 6% meskipun saat ini terjadi perlambatan ekonomi.
"Target 6,3 persen itu agak sulit, artinya kita harus tumbuh 6,6 persen di semester II, itu rasanya agak sulit dilakukan, tetapi kalau kita meliat kisaran enam persen masih mungkin," katanya di Jakarta, Senin.
Chatib menambahkan upaya mendorong konsumsi rumah tangga merupakan salah satu kebijakan yang akan dilakukan pemerintah karena konsumsi merupakan salah satu komponen penyumbang pertumbuhan ekonomi terbesar.
"Ada langkah yang kami persiapkan, Presiden menyebutnya keep buying strategy, karena terbesar dari PDB kita itu konsumsi. Jadi kalau konsumsi kuat, PDB bisa tertolong," ujarnya.
Saat ini struktur Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) menurut pengeluaran, didominasi pengeluaran Konsumsi Rumah Tangga yang tumbuh 55,44 persen, Pembentukan Modal Tetap Bruto (PMTB) 32,68 persen, Konsumsi Pemerintah 8,63 persen, ekspor 23,15 persen serta impor 25,72 persen.
Chatib juga mengatakan peningkatan uang yang beredar pada saat hari raya Idul Fitri telah mendorong transaksi ekonomi serta berkontribusi besar dalam konsumsi rumah tangga dan pertumbuhan ekonomi.
"Perkiraan Bank Indonesia sekitar Rp110 triliun uang di- spent (dikeluarkan) saat mudik, kalau dibandingkan dengan APBN yang baru Rp1.600 triliun itu hampir 10 persen dalam satu bulan, efeknya akan besar sekali pada pertumbuhan," ujarnya.
Selain itu, pemberian gaji ke-13 pada Juni 2013, serta percepatan penyerapan anggaran juga diharapkan memberikan dampak terhadap konsumsi pemerintah serta perekonomian nasional mulai triwulan III.
"Konsumsi rumah tangga dan pengeluaran pemerintah yang akan mendorong (perekonomian), karena investment sudah mulai melambat, dan pertumbuhan ekspor tidak bisa diharapkan," kata Chatib.
Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) mencatat pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia pada triwulan II-2013 mencapai 5,81 persen (yoy) atau secara kumulatif perekonomian Indonesia pada semester I-2013 tumbuh sebesar 5,92 persen.
Perekonomian nasional yang tumbuh 5,81 persen (yoy) tersebut didukung pengeluaran Konsumsi Rumah Tangga yang tumbuh 5,06 persen, Konsumsi Pemerintah 2,13 persen, Pembentukan Modal Tetap Bruto (PMTB) 4,67 persen, ekspor 4,78 persen serta impor 0,62 persen.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian government is keen to boost economic growth to six percent amid the global economic meltdown, said Finance Minister Chatib Basri.
"We had set a 6.3 percent growth target for this year, but it may be difficult to achieve this. To achieve an economic growth of 6.3 percent, we should have a 6.6 percent economic growth next month, which is difficult," added the finance minister on Monday.
The government is planning to boost economic growth by increasing consumption.
"The president calls it a 'keep buying' strategy because consumption is the biggest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP). So, if consumption is high, GDP would be high," Minister Chatib explained.
Currently, GDP is dominated by household consumption, which accounts for 55.44 percent, gross fixed capital formation 32.68 persent followed by government expenditure at 8.63 percent, exports at 23.15 percent, and imports at 25.72 percent.
Chatib also noted that an increase in the volume of money in circulation during the post-fasting holiday of Lebaran had led to a rise in economic transactions and contributed to household consumption and economic growth.
"The Bank Indonesia has predicted that after Idul Fitri, will spend some Rp110 trillion for homecoming. Compared to the state budget at Rp1,600 trillion, this means that travellers will spend close to 10 percent of the state budget in one month," he said.
The extension of the thirteenth month salary in June 2013 and the acceleration of budget spending are expected to have an impact on government consumption and the national economy, beginning third quarter of this year.
"Household consumption and government expenditure will boost the economy because investments are expected to reduce, with no guarantee of export growth," Chatib noted.
The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has recorded Indonesia`s economic growth in the second quarter of 2013 at 5.81 percent (year-on-year) and accumulative growth in the first semester of this year at 5.92 percent.
The national economy, which grew at 5.81 percent (year-on-year), was supported by household consumption, which grew at 5.06 percent, government consumption at 2.13 percent, gross fixed assets (PMTB) at 4.67 percent, exports at 4.78 percent, and imports at 0.62 percent.
