Sindonews.com -Economic Observer Faisal Basri said, gas is a national strategic asset. Therefore to increase the competitiveness of the industry, gas should not be used as a commodity, but as the energy to drive the domestic industry.
"Last year, we pay subsidies of energy more than Rp306 trillion. While oil and gas contributions to only Rp277 billion STATE BUDGET. So, the result of oil and gas exports that we do is not enough for the subsidy. That is, make the gas as a commodity that's very wrong, "Faisal said in affidavits that earned Sindonews, Jakarta, Friday (22/2/2013).
According to Faisal, in case the gas crisis at the impact already is visible from the tendency of deindustrialization in the region of North Sumatra (Sumatra). In recent years the contribution of industry to the gross Regional domestic product (PRDB) of North Sumatra continued to decline.
Therefore, he suggested, the Government should seriously in providing assurance of supply for gas industry in Medan. With the increase of the supply of gas, means the industry will continue to grow and open up greater employment.
"Indonesia must be able to transform from agriculture to industry as an indicator of progress. But that happened today the industry experienced a lot of problems. Even 54 percent of the workforce employed in the informal sector, this is sad, "stated Faisal.
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