JAKARTA - Amid economic uncertainty, businesses are being required to maintain operational sustainability to retain employees, create new jobs, and support economic growth. In this context, government policies must provide a sense of stability and certainty for doing business. Under global economic pressures driven by tariff wars and geopolitical conflicts, retaining existing workers is already challenging—let alone creating new jobs.

“Business actors under Kadin Indonesia fully support all of the President’s programs, including job creation. However, these efforts can only succeed if there is stability and certainty in the business environment,” said Kadin Indonesia Vice Chairman for Industry, Saleh Husin, on Thursday (April 9, 2026). His statement was Kadin’s response to remarks made by House Commission XI Chairman Mukhamad Misbakhun during a dialogue on a national television station on Wednesday (April 8, 2026).

Kadin believes that amid ongoing global volatility, the business sector is currently struggling to survive, even just to sustain operations. Therefore, businesses require policy certainty, not additional uncertainty that could disrupt the investment climate.

“The business community should be given stability and certainty, rather than being confronted with policies that could potentially complicate the business climate, particularly in the manufacturing sector, which employs millions of workers,” Saleh stated.

Kadin emphasized that tax restitution is a right of businesses for overpaid taxes that have already been remitted to the state. Any delay or suspension of tax refunds could potentially create new controversies and trigger investor concerns over legal and policy certainty in Indonesia.

“There should be no policies that create uncertainty and negatively affect investment interest,” stressed the former Minister of Industry.

Furthermore, Saleh noted that the current economic situation is far from normal. Therefore, all stakeholders—including the government, legislature, judiciary, business community, and academia—must work in synergy to address global pressures that directly impact the domestic economy.

Previously, Misbakhun suggested that delaying tax restitution could increase state revenues by up to Rp500 trillion and serve as a fiscal buffer amid rising global energy prices. However, according to Saleh, the business community views policy stability and certainty as the key factors in maintaining investor confidence and ensuring the sustainability of the national economy.

“We must avoid a situation where business players remain in a ‘wait-and-see’ position when it comes to opening new ventures,” he concluded.