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VP reminds businesspeople to pay zakat
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla converse before a limited Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office in Jakarta on March 29. The vice president calls for business people to give zakat fitrah alms to the less unfortunate people. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)
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ice President Jusuf Kalla has called on businesspeople to pay zakat fitrah alms, saying that sharing their wealth with the less fortunate is a way to help develop the country.
“In addition to fasting, there is also the act of zakat. Businesspeople must remember to give zakat during the holy month of Ramadhan in order to bring hope for the future,” he said at a breaking-of-the-fast event with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on Wednesday evening.
“Only businesspeople can give enough zakat to create jobs for the people and to build this country.”
(Read also: IDB praises Indonesia's initiative on zakat framework)
Kalla also vowed that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration would continue supporting businesspeople as many of those in the Cabinet had business backgrounds.
“The president is a businessman; his deputy is also a businessman and many of his ministers are businesspeople,” Kalla said. “So, if the government issues pro-business policies, it’s because we know how it feels and how important it is to create policies that will encourage more [business] activities and create more jobs.” (lnd)
