Jakarta, June 24 -- The Indonesian government is currently monitoring and evaluating the enforcement of its policy requiring the procurement of local products, following complaints about declining turnover among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Government Regulation No. 7 of 2021 mandates that central, provincial, and district governments allocate at least 40 percent of their goods and services budget to MSME products.

At a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, Minister of MSMEs Maman Abdurrahman acknowledged that implementation of the policy has been suboptimal in several regions, necessitating a comprehensive evaluation.

He said the monitoring and evaluation process focuses on two key areas: the extent to which the 40-...