Government must tackle economic problems: Survey
Government must tackle economic problems: Survey
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
According to a poll released on Thursday, respondents
overwhelmingly agreed that the government needs to seriously
address domestic economic problems before it decides to venture
out and become unnecessarily involved in international issues.
A poll conducted by the Alliance of New Indonesia (PIB)
revealed that most respondents, or 76.9 percent of 800, wanted
the government to put domestic economic recovery ahead of
international issues such as the U.S. war on terrorism.
The poll also revealed that 79.8 percent of people surveyed
believed the threat of expulsions and intimidation against non-
Indonesians residing here, especially American citizens, would
deal a blow to the country's economic recovery as investor
confidence in Indonesia is reaching an all-time low.
"The threat to expel certain ethnic groups, prevents tourists
from visiting Indonesia, while those already in the country
prefer to return home, depriving Indonesia of necessary foreign
exchange earnings," PIB said in the survey.
Asked if there was a need for members of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) to issue a special decree on economic
recovery when they convene in November, 71.8 percent of
respondents agreed, 7.8 percent disagreed and 20.5 percent said
they did not know.
"The reason why they want the MPR to issue a decree on
economic recovery is because they want the government to have a
clear priority and policy reference in trying to revive the
country's economy," PIB said.
PIB, which is headed by noted economist Sjahrir, conducted
telephone interviews with 800 citizens on Oct. 13 and 14, almost
one week after the U.S.-led strikes on Afghanistan began.
The respondents were chosen from 11 cities using systematic
random sampling.
PIB said its survey results carry a reliability level of 95
percent, and sampling error of around 3.4 percent.
The interviews were conducted in Medan, Padang, Jakarta,
Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Bali,
Pontianak, Makassar and Manado.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
According to a poll released on Thursday, respondents
overwhelmingly agreed that the government needs to seriously
address domestic economic problems before it decides to venture
out and become unnecessarily involved in international issues.
A poll conducted by the Alliance of New Indonesia (PIB)
revealed that most respondents, or 76.9 percent of 800, wanted
the government to put domestic economic recovery ahead of
international issues such as the U.S. war on terrorism.
The poll also revealed that 79.8 percent of people surveyed
believed the threat of expulsions and intimidation against non-
Indonesians residing here, especially American citizens, would
deal a blow to the country's economic recovery as investor
confidence in Indonesia is reaching an all-time low.
"The threat to expel certain ethnic groups, prevents tourists
from visiting Indonesia, while those already in the country
prefer to return home, depriving Indonesia of necessary foreign
exchange earnings," PIB said in the survey.
Asked if there was a need for members of the People's
Consultative Assembly (MPR) to issue a special decree on economic
recovery when they convene in November, 71.8 percent of
respondents agreed, 7.8 percent disagreed and 20.5 percent said
they did not know.
"The reason why they want the MPR to issue a decree on
economic recovery is because they want the government to have a
clear priority and policy reference in trying to revive the
country's economy," PIB said.
PIB, which is headed by noted economist Sjahrir, conducted
telephone interviews with 800 citizens on Oct. 13 and 14, almost
one week after the U.S.-led strikes on Afghanistan began.
The respondents were chosen from 11 cities using systematic
random sampling.
PIB said its survey results carry a reliability level of 95
percent, and sampling error of around 3.4 percent.
The interviews were conducted in Medan, Padang, Jakarta,
Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Bali,
Pontianak, Makassar and Manado.