UNAIR NEWS听 After signing an MoU on the cooperation of the Emancipated Campus program with听51动漫 (UNAIR) in August 2020, 听invited UNAIR again to collaborate in a Flagship Seminar.听The event was held in a听hybrid听manner, at Ballroom 3, Hotel Tentrem, Yogyakarta and Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Themed听Inclusive and Innovative Growth: Islamic and ESG Principles on Resource Revenue Stream for Economic Sustainability, this seminar aims to increase understanding of the relevance of sharia and ESG principles in optimizing economic strategies for countries rich in natural resources.
To achieve this goal, the BI Institute invited Bayu Arie Fianto SE MBA PhD, Head of the听听and head of听, as one of the speakers.
In his presentation, Bayu said that听听has set 216 concrete indicators to measure the progress of achieving SDGs in Indonesia.听These indicators cover four main pillars: social, economic, environmental, and law and governance.听The achievements have been relatively constant, where since 2015, 135 indicators or around 62.5 percent have been fulfilled.听However, he felt that there is still a lot to be done听in the future.
淭he number of certified teachers, which is only 26 percent, problems with the quality of the clean water index, high poverty ratio, and discriminatory policies in the last 12 months will be our focus after this, he said.
The discussion, hosted by听Associate Professor, Mohamed Eskandar Shah, discussed the correlation between Islamic fiscal policies and global economic growth, especially for countries with potential natural resources.
淚n Islamic law itself, three sectors are 榰nlawful櫶齮o be owned by the private sector, including water, food, and energy.听Instead, because it concerns the common good, only the government has the authority to control these sectors, said Bayu.
Meanwhile, taxes in fiscal policy have been controversial because some Muslims consider these policies unfair and often misdirected. A zakat system seems to answer their concerns because apart from being collected from certain financially able groups, zakat also has a specific target.
淚n my opinion, zakat is the best alternative in redistributing wealth, the subject is clear, the object is clear based on听nisab听and听haul, and the target is clear, namely nine听asnaf, said Bayu.
He added that fiscal management must align with Islamic principles and refer to the SDGs that emphasize collective welfare.听The principle in question is moderation in budgeting and the priority scale of spending, which must prioritize听dharuriyat听or fulfillment of basic needs that cover five aspects: religion, soul, intellect, lineage, and assets.
In addition, to support the SDGs, the government can intensify works of State-Owned Enterprises, especially in managing and distributing natural resources, so that their selling value on the global market is higher and all Indonesian people can enjoy the results. On the other hand, the government must start decisively eliminating and evaluating unproductive state revenues and expenditures.
淔inally, as the largest Muslim country in the world, Indonesia needs to optimize zakat and waqf, which are one of the most important fiscal instruments for the wheels of the national economy, he concluded. (*)
Author: Yahya Ayash
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
