the Qatar Foundation\u00a0<\/a>Associate Professor, Mohamed Eskandar Shah, discussed the correlation between Islamic fiscal policies and global economic growth, especially for countries with potential natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\u201cIn Islamic law itself, three sectors are \u2018unlawful\u2019\u00a0to be owned by the private sector, including water, food, and energy.\u00a0Instead, because it concerns the common good, only the government has the authority to control these sectors,\u201d said Bayu.<\/p>\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cIn my opinion, zakat is the best alternative in redistributing wealth, the subject is clear, the object is clear based on\u00a0nisab<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0haul<\/em>, and the target is clear, namely nine\u00a0asnaf<\/em>,\u201d said Bayu.<\/p>\n\nHe added that fiscal management must align with Islamic principles and refer to the SDGs that emphasize collective welfare.\u00a0The principle in question is moderation in budgeting and the priority scale of spending, which must prioritize\u00a0dharuriyat\u00a0or fulfillment of basic needs that cover five aspects: religion, soul, intellect, lineage, and assets.<\/p>\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cFinally, 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,\u201d he concluded. (*)<\/p>\n\n
Author: Yahya Ayash<\/p>\n\n
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UNAIR NEWS\u00a0\u2013 After signing an MoU on the cooperation of the Emancipated Campus program with\u00a0东京热 (UNAIR) in August 2020, Bank Indonesia (BI) Institute\u00a0invited UNAIR again to collaborate in a Flagship Seminar.\u00a0The event was held in a\u00a0hybrid\u00a0manner, at Ballroom 3, Hotel Tentrem, Yogyakarta and Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Themed\u00a0Inclusive and Innovative Growth: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":192208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,4554],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en-2","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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