A Kompas survey on national leadership in the economic field in May shows the public is generally satisfied with the government's performance in equitable regional development, albeit with a number of caveats.

For years we have been buzzing about the consumption of local foods, but this matter has never led to real, long-term action. Local food campaigns are just slogans.

Most of the current global inflation is caused by the increase in energy and food prices. Therefore, controlling energy and food prices is one of the keys to curbing inflation.

The global price increase has affected global inflation. As a result, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its inflation projection for this year.

Even though there have been signs of recovery, the Indonesian economy still suffered a 2.19 percent contraction in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The contribution of food commodities to the poverty line is growing. This could cause a slowdown in the race to eliminate poverty. The Central Statistics Agency’s data shows that food commodities contributed 73.31 percent to the poverty line in March 2017, which increased to 73.48 percent in March 2018.

As the price of several staple foods remain above their respective reference prices, the government has set a target to control prices ahead of the Ramadhan and the Idul Fitri holiday this year.