Wijayero added that government cost reduction measures have been implemented incorrectly; Instead of reducing the budget to the next level, such as ministers, budgets linked to staff at the staff level have been reduced.
He cited for example how certain ministerial posts could be reduced, which would also reduce related costs such as staff were to serve these ministers.
Politicians' Taltic such as the government's plan to implement an increase in value -added tax rates to 12%, which was canceled at the last minute in the midst of increasing public concerns, does not reflect the government well and caused investor distrust, Wijayero said.
He said there was a perception that the cabinet is “still not consistent”.
“Many ministers do not know what to do. Thus, so far, we still do not know what type of initiatives some ministers have taken,” he observed.
He added that a large cabinet makes coordination difficult and is not profitable.
“Ideally, Prabowo should soon make some adjustments to the cabinet. It could cut certain messages or, and it could change some people with better artists.”
Bhima de Celios accepted.
He had conducted a survey of 95 journalists from 44 different organizations which covered various beats to assess the way in which the ministers of the Prabowo firm had succeeded in their first 100 days by using indicators such as program achievements, the relevance of political plans with public needs, leadership and quality of coordination, budget management and political communication.
The investigation revealed that several ministers failed, with The Minister of Human Rights, Natalius Pigai, obtaining the lowest with -113 points, followed by the Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi with -61 points and the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia with -41 points.
“The cabinet must be reworked and budgetary efficiency must start with the high level,” said Bhima.
“There must be transparency in the creation of regulations, in particular those that are sensitive.”
Wijayero added that Prabowo must change the government's communication style and be more transparent in communication policies.
This is particularly so so since, like many countries of the world, the economic prospects of Indonesia have darkened in the light of the radical rates that the United States has announced.
Trump declared a reciprocal rate of 32% on Indonesia before announcing a 90 -day suspension, although a base of 10% is still in force.
The Prabowo government has tried to negotiate with the United States by sending a delegation to Washington on April 18 led by Coordination of the Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
While the two countries have not yet concluded an agreement, they have agreed to maintain new talks in the next 60 days.
“Trump's prices will have an impact on a lot,” said Bhima.
“First, this will affect the export performance of Indonesia, because with this tariff war, textile products, Indonesian clothing and shoes will be disadvantaged, because many products produced here are for American international brands.
“There will also be a flood of imported goods, in particular from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia.”
He said that mass layoffs will be difficult to prevent and that the Roupie, which has already reached a historic hollow against the US dollar this month, could weaken more.
