Jakarta (ANTARA) – Member of Commission XI of the House of Representatives (DPR) Mukhamad Misbakhun and Bank Indonesia (BI) have launched the “Love Rupiah Movement” on the remote island of Gili Ketapang, Probolinggo district, East Java.
“Rupiah, as a symbol of state sovereignty and a manifestation of our love for the homeland, must be maintained properly. In all parts of this country, all transactions use rupiah. That is the symbol of our sovereignty,” Misbakhun said in a written statement received in Jakarta on Saturday.
The Currency Law mandates the use of rupiah for all transactions conducted on Indonesian territory, he noted.
Gili Ketapang is a small island off the northern coast of Probolinggo city. To reach the island, which is under the jurisdiction of the Sumberasih sub-district administration, Misbakhum and the chief of the BI Office in Malang, Samsun Hadi, used a patrol boat owned by the water and air police of the Probolinggo district police.
“Bank Indonesia is my work partner in my capacity as your representative at the House Commission XI,” Misbakhum told residents of Gili Ketapang, who are mostly members of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization.
Meanwhile, Hadi said BI is a central bank that has been assigned to print and circulate rupiah.
“As Mr. Misbakhum has stated, rupiah is a symbol of state sovereignty,” he added.
In addition, BI has also been tasked with controlling inflation, he said.
He then said he was thankful to God that inflation in Indonesia could be brought under control during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Antara News