True economic growth must be able to protect the nation\u2019s future\nsustainability, safeguard public common sense from misleading\ninformation, and ensure every family has access to dignified\nprosperity.<\/p>\n
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia\u2019s economic growth of 5.11 percent in\n2025 is genuinely an achievement amid the global slowdown. Yet this\nfigure also serves as a reminder that we are treading water in a trap of\nmediocre growth. If the ambition of Golden Indonesia 2045 is to remain\nrelevant, the eight percent growth target is no longer mere political\nrhetoric but an existential necessity to escape the middle income\ntrap.<\/p>\n
The main challenge lies in a budget trilemma: the need for large\nexpenditures on infrastructure and welfare, keeping the deficit at safe\nlevels, and limited tax capacity to avoid overburdening the people. To\naddress this, Indonesia needs a bolder economic prescription \u2014 a modern\nmanifestation of \u201cSoemitronomics\u201d capable of orchestrating all\ncomponents of Gross Domestic Product in a measured manner.<\/p>\n
Dissecting the fundamental GDP formula \u2014 GDP = C + I + G + (X - M) \u2014\nprovides a clear roadmap for President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s\nadministration.<\/p>\n
The first variable: household consumption (C). Public consumption\nwill not rise if people remain trapped in consumer debt. This is where\nthe urgency of breaking the destructive online lending chain becomes a\nfundamental step. Transforming debt-based consumption behavior toward\ncivic self-reliance through robust family financial literacy is the\nprimary foundation. The public must be encouraged to adopt a\ndecision-making framework that safeguards five core pillars: religion,\nlife, lineage, intellect, and property. When these pillars are\npreserved, the resulting consumption is no longer impulsive spending\nthat benefits foreign platforms but rather productive consumption that\ndrives the local economy and strengthens domestic resilience against\nglobal turbulence.<\/p>\n
The second variable: investment (I). Investment is often hampered by\nidle credit in the national banking system. Indonesian banks must\ntransform into true pure intermediaries that do not passively wait for\ncustomers but actively seek them out and employ smarter risk mitigation.\nOne of the main barriers to investment in the MSME sector is weak\nfinancial accountability, which makes it difficult for them to access\ncapital. The solution is the standardization of financial reporting\nmodels capable of automatically and simply generating profit and loss\nstatements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports for micro-business\noperators. When MSMEs become bankable, investment will flow abundantly\ninto the real sector, creating widespread employment and generating a\nfar greater multiplier effect than speculative capital market\ninvestments.<\/p>\n
In the context of productive justice, sharia financial instruments\nsuch as temporary stock waqf can serve as a breakthrough to strengthen\nasset ownership in the hands of workers. By integrating stock waqf into\ncorporate structures, we not only promote sustainable investment but\nalso ensure that economic growth is equitably enjoyed by those on the\nfront lines of production. This is the antithesis of predatory\ncapitalism that has long widened the inequality gap.<\/p>\n
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