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Jokowi to focus on economic justice in his third year
Before the annual meeting of the People’s Consultative Assembly on Wednesday, President Joko “Jokowi” told the audience that the third year of his administration would focus on implementing economic justice policies to improve the welfare of the people.
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Wearing traditional attire, (from left) President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, Vice President Jusuf Kalla and his wife, Mufidah Jusuf Kalla pose for a photograph, while attending the People’s Consultative Assembly’s plenary session at the Assembly’s building in Jakarta on Aug. 16. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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n the state of nation address before members of the People’s Consultative Assembly on Wednesday, President Joko “Jokowi” told the audience that the third year of his administration would focus on implementing economic justice policies to improve the welfare of the people.
In his speech to the forum, he said that unity among state institutions was the key to achieve the noble goal and that all parties had to work hard and hand in hand to establish economic equality in the face of fast-growing global challenges, which directly impact Indonesia.
Jokowi said that despite the significant efforts of the government to build infrastructure across the country, he was aware that many people had yet to enjoy the benefits, even though Indonesia had enjoyed independence for 72 years.
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“In the third year of the Working Cabinet, the government will focus more on economic justice for the people. We want people in the outer islands, border areas and isolated regions to feel the presence of the state,” the President said.
People must have equal access to education, health, sanitation and clean water as well as transportation like citizens in other regions had, Jokowi added.
“We want people in the border areas of Papua to have pride in their nation because border areas are the front veranda of the republic. We want people in the monotonous areas of Papua to enjoy fair prices for fuel and staple foods like other people in other regions,” he said. (bbn)
