Inflasi Dikontrol Pemerintah, Menko Sofyan Siap Lakukan Apa Saja
Indonesian Senior Minister Declared Government to Control Inflation Optimally
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Pemerintah RI bakal optimal untuk mengerahkan berbagai langkah dan upaya guna mengontrol tingkat inflasi tahun 2015 agar tetap sesuai dengan jalur yang telah direncanakan sebelumnya.
"Kami akan melakukan apa saja asal inflasi terkontrol dan sesuai target," kata Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian Sofyan Djalil kepada wartawan di Jakarta, Senin.
Dia menambahkan, pemerintah dapat mengontrol inflasi sesuai target terutama harga beras diperkirakan tidak akan lagi menjadi masalah karena biasanya ada panen raya setiap Maret.
Menko Perekonomian juga mengungkapkan bahwa Bulog juga diharapkan bisa memainkan peran yang lebih besar.
Sebelumnya diberitakan, Sofyan Djalil mengharapkan kenaikan harga beras di berbagai daerah tidak mengganggu laju inflasi pada Februari, karena pemerintah telah menyiapkan antisipasi terkait pengadaan komoditas tersebut.
"Harga beras bisa mempengaruhi inflasi secara signifikan, untuk itu pemerintah serius menangani masalah kenaikan harga beras," katanya di Jakarta, Selasa pekan lalu.
Sofyan mengatakan upaya pemerintah untuk menahan kenaikan harga beras adalah dengan menyalurkan raskin dan meminta Bulog melakukan intervensi berupa operasi pasar agar distribusi beras tidak terganggu.
Sebelumnya, Badan Pusat Statistik menyatakan masih tingginya harga makanan pokok seperti beras, telur, dan sejumlah komoditas lainnya menjadi ancaman untuk kembali terjadinya inflasi pada Februari 2015.
"Komoditas padi dan yang lainnya juga masih relatif tinggi. Kalau kita lihat indikatornya-kan harga beras masih relatif tinggi, itu akan terjadi di Februari," kata Deputi Bidang Statistik Distribusi Dan Jasa BPS Sasmito Hadi Wibowo di Jakarta, Senin (2/2).
Menurut Sasmito, berkaca pada tren sebelumnya, musim panen yang dapat mendorong produksi dan pasokan pagi, sehingga dapat menurunkan harga beras, baru akan terjadi pada Maret. (Ant)
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil stated that Joko Widodo administration will take various measures and efforts to control inflation in 2015, in accordance with its target plan.
"We will do anything to control inflation," he said here on Monday.
He added, the government can control inflation because the price of rice is no longer a problem. The current stock of rice is sufficient to meet demand till the next harvest season in March and April 2015.
Mr Djalil revealed that the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will play a greater role towards this end.
Earlier, he feared that the rising price of rice in various regions could lead to a sharp increase in inflation. To prevent this, the government has taken anticipatory measures related to the procurement of commodities.
"As the price of rice can affect inflation significantly, the government is determined to tackle the problem," he stated here on Tuesday.
To curb the rising price of rice, he noted, the government has distributed rice to the poor (raskin).
"We asked Bulog to conduct market operations," he affirmed.
Djalil acknowledged that the rising price of rice is a result of scarcity in its supply, although Bulogs stock of 1.4 million tons of rice could be sufficient to meet demand for the next few months.
Therefore, the problem of delays in supply is expected to be resolved soon.
"We have distributed as much as 300 thousand tons of rice to the poor. Bulog must ensure the supply," the minister emphasized.
Furthermore, Djalil also pointed out that the government will take legal action against perpetrators found stocking and reselling rice illegally.
Although the price of rice has increased, that of other food commodities has not. This raised suspicion that the surge in the price of rice was caused by traders hoarding stocks of the commodity.
Moreover, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) remarked that the rising price of staple foods such as rice, eggs, and other commodities can increase inflation pressure in February 2015.
