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        "msgid": "dpr-has-no-authority-to-close-alfamart-and-indomaret-outlets-says-said-abdullah-1771894675",
        "date": "2026-02-23 19:22:53",
        "title": "DPR Has No Authority to Close Alfamart and Indomaret Outlets, Says Said Abdullah",
        "author": "Nashih Nashrullah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The chairman of the DPR's Budget Committee, Said Abdullah, has denied reports that parliament supports the closure of modern retail chains such as Alfamart and Indomaret to strengthen village cooperatives. He clarified that the DPR has no authority over business licensing, which falls under the executive branch, and that discussions around empowering village cooperatives should not be interpreted as efforts to shut down other businesses.",
        "content": "<p>SURABAYA \u2014 The Chairman of the House of Representatives\u2019 (DPR) Budget\nCommittee, Said Abdullah, has responded to circulating reports\nsuggesting that the DPR supports the Village Minister\u2019s plan to close\nmodern retail outlets such as Alfamart and Indomaret in order to\nstrengthen Village Cooperatives.<\/p>\n<p>Said firmly stated that the reports are inaccurate. He explained that\nthe DPR does not have the authority to close or revoke business licences\nfor modern retail operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, such authority rests entirely with the executive\nbranch, including the Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions\nDevelopment and Transmigration, as well as relevant technical ministries\nsuch as the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs and the Ministry of\nTrade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must emphasise that the DPR has never made a decision to close\nany modern retail business. The DPR carries out legislative, budgetary,\nand oversight functions. Matters concerning business licences and\ncompany operations fall under the government\u2019s authority as the\nimplementer of legislation,\u201d Said Abdullah stated in Jakarta on Monday\n(23\/02\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The legislator, who also serves as Chairman of the PDI Perjuangan\ncentral executive board, explained that the discourse emerged from\ndiscussions on strengthening Koperasi Desa Merah Putih (Red and White\nVillage Cooperatives) as part of the rural economic development\nstrategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a number of working meetings and official forums, aspirations\nhave developed for village cooperatives to be given greater room to grow\namidst business competition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted that the discourse does not constitute a formal DPR\ndecision, but rather forms part of policy discussions aimed at\nstrengthening the people\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Said, at the national level, the government continues to\npromote the strengthening of cooperatives and MSMEs as the backbone of\nthe people\u2019s economy. Based on data from the Ministry of Cooperatives\nand SMEs, MSMEs contribute more than 60 per cent to national Gross\nDomestic Product (GDP) and absorb approximately 97 per cent of the\nworkforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the development of village cooperatives is part of the\nagenda for economic equity and community-based poverty alleviation,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>It is within this context that the idea has emerged for the business\necosystem in villages to be more supportive of local business operators.\nHowever, Said Abdullah stressed that strengthening cooperatives must not\nbe interpreted as an effort to destroy other businesses.<\/p>",
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