Ministry Industry's Total Ceiling Budget Reaches Rp 2.94 trillion in 2017

Minister of industry, airlangga hartanto in his meeting work with commission VI of senate,  described that industry ministry needs around Rp 2.94 trillion for total ceiling budget in 2017. The budget will be prioritized for vital sectors like the development of industry zone, the increase of industrial population as well as increasing the competitiveness and productivity of the industry. 
Arilangga stressed that these prioritized program of the ministry are on going included on national medium term  development plan of 2015-2019.

Airlangga asked the support of commission VI for the delay of budget on account of budget cut offs namely for provision means for education, training of human resources, infrastructure improvement center in the framework of implementation of Indonesia National Standar (SNI) and the growth of new entrepreneurial  industries in some area. 
Industry minister calls for the support of main platform of its institution to support the small and medium industries and the growth of new entrepreneurs. Thus according to him, the industry ministry needs big fund to provide vocational education and training.

The commission VI basically agreed the plan of minister industry budget of Rp 2.94 trillion. Commission VI allows the industry minister to propose for supplementary budget for national budget 2017 of industry sector and submitting the draft to the budget committee in accordance with mechanism and procedure. 

Member of commission VI from nasdem party, zulfan lindan asked the industry ministry to soon make the necessary adjustment between the progress of technology and industry development that would bring significant impact toward national economy growth. If it's necessary technology experts should be called to discuss the approach for better progress of industry. In the future there should be existing concrete pilot project, he added.