Political-economic observer Ichsanuddin Noorsy said the World Bank had placed foreign debt at a danger level. Because, the fluctuation is already above 30 percent.
Ichsanuddin said it in the dialectics of democracy 'Foreign Debt to Whom? "At the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Thursday (13/7/2017) Also present as a speaker in this discussion are Members of Commission XI of the House of Representatives of FPDIP Maruarar Sirait and Chairman of Banggar DPR RI Azis Syamsuddin.
According to Ichsanuddin, if there is a foreign debt of a country that fluctuation reaches 30%, then in danger level. The World Bank placed Indonesia at that level, with foreign debt fluctuations of 34.08%.
"And, as long as the country is foreign, Indonesia until 2040 will not be able to face foreign powers," he said.
The countries that lend to Indonesia are: Singapore (58 M US dollar), Japan (31 M US dollar), Netherlands (11 M US dollars), USA and others.
Meanwhile, Maruarat Sirait said the government should be more realistic in economic growth and taxes. This is to realize the welfare of the people, and foreign debt does not burden the state.
In 2017, the growth target is 5.2% and the realization is 5.1%, while the revenue does not meet the target at the level of Rp 1,307.6 trillion.
"There must be a balance between economic growth and targets, but the economy is slowing down worldwide, but the real sector of the economy is small and in Indonesia is growing well," said Maruarar.
According to him, should the increase in economic growth. "The condition of each country is different, but Jokowi has built a strong long-term foundation by building various infrastructures throughout Indonesia," he said.
Azis Syamsuddin views, although foreign debt continues to rise, but the ratio of state debt is still safe.
Source : Tajuk-indonesia.com