Ia mengatakan tanpa kenaikan BI rate saja dunia usaha sudah babak belur akibat kenaikan kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak industri 6,4 - 11,3 persen per 1 Mei lalu, kenaikan listrik, tekanan inflasi global, menurunnya permintaan ekspor, pajak yang tinggi, dan menurunnya daya beli konsumen karena pendapatan terus merosot.
Even without a hike in the BI Rate, the business world was already suffering due to a 6.4-11.3 percent increase in the prices of fuel oil for industries effective May 1, an increase in electricity bills, global inflation pressures, declining demand in the export market, high taxes and consumers' low purchasing power, he said.