The government is aiming to ensure that 2.5 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) obtain business identification numbers (NIBs) to legalize their businesses this year, according to Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki.
“Our target for this year’s NIB is 2.5 million. Today, the number (of NIBs issued) has reached 1.5 million. With a comprehensive approach and assistance to MSMEs and the ease of OSS (Online Single Submission), I think it can be achieved,” he affirmed after attending an event held to issue NIBs to micro and small enterprises here on Wednesday.
Masduki said that his ministry is continuing to encourage MSMEs to apply for NIBs through the OSS Indonesia application.
The NIB proposals will be linked with the proposals for halal certificates that are commonly needed by culinary businesses, he said.
Based on data from the Ministry of Investment, as of July 12, 2022, as many as 1,507,235 NIBs have been issued through the OSS system. Of the total NIBs, 98 percent were issued to micro and small enterprises and 2 percent to medium and large enterprises.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set the target of issuing as many as 100 thousand NIBs to MSMEs per day. Currently, only 7 thousand NIBs are being issued per day.
The President has also emphasized that support from local governments is needed to achieve the target so that MSMEs can develop their businesses further.
He highlighted that the number of MSMEs in Indonesia touched 65.4 million in 2021, with their contribution to the GDP (gross domestic product) reaching 61 percent.
“Therefore, if the government does not take care of MSMEs, it is wrong; it is a big mistake. Because the contribution to the national economy is 61 percent, and 97 percent of employment is in MSMEs, not in big (companies); this needs to be noted,” he remarked.
Source: Antara News