Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government has bought up stocks of goods from\nmicro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) from various trading centres\nto be distributed to residents at the people\u2019s bazaar at the National\nMonument (Monas) in Jakarta, as an effort to stimulate the economy after\nLebaran.<\/p>\n
Minister of UMKM Maman Abdurrahman, after inspecting the People\u2019s\nBazaar titled Palace for the People at Monas in Central Jakarta on\nSaturday, said the event involved around 1,000 business actors, from\nstreet vendors to large market traders.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis momentum is also an opportunity to stimulate the economy\nbecause we are involving approximately 1,000 micro enterprises, food and\nbeverage traders,\u201d Maman said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the goods distributed to the public come from\nstocks of traders in several trading centres such as Tanah Abang and\nPasar Senen, including products from regions outside Jakarta like\nBandung.<\/p>\n
According to Maman, this step allows business actors to deplete old\nstocks while rotating capital for production or purchasing new\ngoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause they can deplete the stocks that were still there from\nbefore, and they can also rotate again, buy again with new stocks,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
In this scheme, the government provides goods packages worth\nRp200,000 per coupon, which the public can exchange for UMKM products\nsuch as clothing, shoes, bags, and other essentials.<\/p>\n
In addition, the event also involves a large number of food and\nbeverage traders to serve the needs of visitors during the\nprogramme.<\/p>\n
Maman assessed that this strategy helps the public obtain Lebaran\nneeds while providing a direct impact on the economic circulation of\nbusiness actors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, the economic impact is like in Tanah Abang Market and also in\nSenen Market, there are those in Bandung, friends from shoe craft\nassociations, and that ultimately gets moving,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He added that this approach is expected to keep the economic momentum\ngoing after the peak of Lebaran activities, while expanding the benefits\nof the programme for business actors and the public.<\/p>\n
Previously, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that\nPresident Prabowo Subianto wants as many residents as possible to\ncelebrate Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah in an atmosphere of togetherness\nthrough this people\u2019s bazaar. The government has prepared 100,000 free\nshopping coupons worth Rp500,000 each and 300,000 free meals for the\npublic.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-buys-up-umkm-stock-for-monas-peoples-bazaar-1774713072", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }