In blusukan village in the Mojolangu Subdistrict, Lowokwaru District, Malang City, Malang Mayor H. Moch. Anton not only absorbed the aspirations of the community, but the results of the impromptu visit will also be used as material for the preparation of the General Budget Policy-Priority and Temporary Budget Ceiling (KUA-PPAS) for 2016, Sunday (6/9).
In addition, the number one person in the Malang City Government (Pemkot) also wanted to ensure the results of the Musrenbang (Development Planning Meeting_ed) submitted to the Malang City Government were appropriate and whether there was anything that needed to be added. "After conducting blusukan"Infrastructure is still a priority," explained the man who is familiarly called Abah Anton, Sunday (6/9).
However, he continued, the economic sector is still a priority, along with the high value of the dollar against the rupiah. However, Abah Anton hopes that the SME (Small and Medium Enterprises_ed) sector will not be sluggish and not lose heart. "Microeconomics is a very important pillar of the economy," he added.
The Malang City Government will try its best to continue to develop SMEs in Malang City so that they continue to exist. "Our local products are not inferior to other regions, and even abroad. We can talk a lot in the era of the ASEAN Economic Community which will start at the end of this year," said Abah Anton.
"Through related agencies, we always hold training attended by SMEs, so that they are stronger and have many abilities that will ultimately produce quality products," explained Abah Anton.
So far, he said, many other regions and even some from abroad have studied or conducted comparative studies in Malang City to learn and exchange experiences about SME products. "Malang City has also participated in several exhibitions of superior products abroad. All of that is real evidence of the existence and worth of our SME products," explained the friendly man. (say/yon)
