Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives proposes creating a 'one-stop shop' to simplify document handling for SMEs
Tangerang (ANTARA) - Deputy Chair of Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, has proposed that the Tangerang Selatan City Government establish a one-stop shop to facilitate business actors in processing documents quickly, accurately and transparently.
“Tangsel is a developing area, with many UMKM growing. To make it easier for them to process documents, a one-stop shop should be created to handle all documents. This would be better and support the development of UMKM,” she said during Commission VII’s reses in the Tangerang Selatan City Government, on Thursday.
As the youngest city in Banten Province, Saraswati continued, Tangsel has become a destination for people from various regions because of its culinary diversity.
Therefore, as the commission that oversees the UMKM sector, she hopes that the obstacles faced by UMKM can be resolved soon and that businesses can grow.
Not only culinary, Tangsel is also known as a developing area in fashion and crafts, so there is a need for a forum to help with documents.
“Don’t let document or permit matters become a hurdle. Even in the one-stop shop, education about the KUR programme and others could also be provided,” she said.
Deputy Mayor Pilar Saga Ichsan of Tangsel assessed that the idea is very good for accelerating services for UMKM, including halal certification, banking, and mentoring.
She revealed that Tangsel currently has the Creative Economy Building functioning as a business incubation centre for UMKM and the creative economy. However, strengthening access to financing still needs to be increased.
“Going forward, it can be strengthened further by engaging regional banks, national banks, and private banks to support financing, including through the KUR scheme,” she explained.
Pilar also invited ministries or related agencies to utilise the Creative Economy Building to run mentoring programmes in Tangsel.
“We invite ministries if there are educational programmes or socialisation that can use our building. We are very open,” she said.