Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tomsi Tohir, has\ndrawn attention to local governments that have not yet undertaken the\nsix steps for controlling inflation. Based on the monitoring and\nevaluation results from the Ministry of Home Affairs for the period 20\nApril 2026 to 27 April 2026, 321 local governments have not taken any\nefforts at all.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by Tomsi while leading the Regional Inflation\nControl Coordination Meeting, which took place in a hybrid format from\nthe Sasana Bhakti Praja Building, Ministry of Home Affairs Headquarters,\nJakarta, today.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, they are just waiting, hoping for good fortune. They only attend\ninflation meetings, but there is no action,\u201d Tomsi explained in a\nwritten statement on Monday (27\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
The six concrete efforts include cheap market operations; inspections\nof markets and distributors to prevent hoarding; cooperation with\nproducing regions for smooth supply; planting movements; realising\nUnforeseen Expenditure Budgets; and support for transportation from the\nRegional Revenue and Expenditure Budget, particularly in commodity\ndistribution.<\/p>\n
Tomsi revealed that during that period, only 12 regions fully carried\nout the six concrete steps. Those regions are Tanah Datar Regency,\nPadang Panjang City, Tangerang City, Jembrana Regency, Gianyar Regency,\nKarangasem Regency, Buleleng Regency, Landak Regency, Melawi Regency,\nKapuas Regency, Katingan Regency, and Boalemo Regency.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, we hope they can improve by taking concrete efforts,\u201d\nsaid Tomsi.<\/p>\n
He mentioned that the Ministry of Home Affairs through the\nInspectorate General always records the inflation control efforts\nundertaken by local governments every week. The data comes from\nregency\/city inspectorates that check inflation control efforts in their\nareas.<\/p>\n
This control is important because it relates to food prices. Tomsi\nemphasised that one of the government\u2019s tasks is to provide welfare to\nthe people as much as possible, including ensuring affordable food\nprices.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce again, if they don\u2019t act, I say they don\u2019t act, and if they\nfeel they have acted but don\u2019t report it, that\u2019s their own fault for not\nreporting,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Tomsi instructed the Inspectorate General of the\nMinistry of Home Affairs to write to the regional heads who have been\nrecorded as not taking inflation control steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t just attend inflation meetings, but after that, don\u2019t go down\nto the markets, don\u2019t do anything at all,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
The forum was attended in person by several speakers, namely Deputy\nfor Distribution and Services of the Central Statistics Agency, Ateng\nHartono, Acting Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff, Popy\nRufaidah, and Director of Supply and Food Price Stabilisation of the\nNational Food Agency, Maino Dwi Hartono.<\/p>\n
Several speakers from other ministries and agencies also attended\nonline. The meeting was also attended online by local government\nofficials and the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/321-local-governments-urged-to-implement-six-inflation-control-measures-1777279896", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }