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        "msgid": "house-commission-viii-flags-potential-2027-hajj-cost-increase-cites-rupiah-exchange-rate-1783317156",
        "date": "2026-07-06 11:32:31",
        "title": "House Commission VIII Flags Potential 2027 Hajj Cost Increase, Cites Rupiah Exchange Rate",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission VIII has indicated that the cost of the Hajj pilgrimage is likely to rise in 2027 due to the weakening rupiah and geopolitical conditions. Chairman Marwan Dasopang stated that while a new formulation pattern could potentially maintain current costs, the existing calculation methods make a reduction difficult. He also warned that any cost reduction would inevitably lead to a decline in service quality for pilgrims.",
        "content": "<p>Chairman of Commission VIII of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives, Marwan Dasopang, has stated that there is a potential\nfor the cost of organising the Hajj pilgrimage to increase in 2027. He\nmade the statement in response to the current geopolitical situation and\nthe weakening rupiah exchange rate. \u201cI don\u2019t think it will go down. It\nis likely to go up if the calculation method is the same as last year.\nThe formulation method for setting the budget, the items that are\ncalculated, if it is done that way, I think it will still go up,\u201d Marwan\nsaid at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday. Marwan\nwas responding to a question about whether next year\u2019s Hajj costs could\npotentially decrease. Nevertheless, Marwan said his party would listen\nto considerations from the Ministry of Hajj regarding the potential\nincrease in next year\u2019s costs. He highlighted the issue of the rupiah\nexchange rate disparity and rising prices in Saudi Arabia. \u201cBut we will\nlisten first tomorrow to the Ministry of Hajj\u2019s proposal. If they\npropose a figure higher than last year, Commission VIII understands\nbecause, firstly, it is based on the very wide gap in our currency\nexchange rate. Then, there are also price increases in Saudi Arabia,\nplus taxes,\u201d he added. Marwan said there is still an opportunity to\nmaintain the Hajj costs with a new pattern. However, the National\nAwakening Party legislator assessed that if the calculation follows the\ndiscussions in the Hajj Financial Management Working Committee, it will\nbe difficult to lower the costs. \u201cBut is it still possible to maintain\nthem? I think so if we find a new pattern for the formulation. The new\npattern depends on the Minister of Hajj\u2019s ability to convince the\nparties in Saudi Arabia regarding the organisation,\u201d Marwan said. \u201cBut\nif the calculation method is normal, like during our discussions in the\nHajj Financial Management Working Committee, it seems difficult,\u201d he\ncontinued. Marwan said that if Hajj costs were to decrease, services\nwould likely become less than optimal. He touched on the potential for\nfood to become less varied. \u201cEven if it goes down, the services will go\ndown. For example, the food will become less appealing, not tasting of\nthe archipelago. That is not possible, it cannot happen,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>",
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