REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIKARANG -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope for free halal certificate for micro businessmen including street food vendors such as meatball and chicken noodle traders. He said that after a mass gathering at Deltamas Square in Hegarmukti Village of Bekasi District on Sunday.

Jokowi admitted that micro businessmen have asked the authority to provide halal certificate for their products. "Other micro businessmen, street vendors, also seek for halal certificate."

On the draft government regulation on halal product assurance, Jokowi said, it has been discussed by the government. According to Jokowi, halal certificate ideally could be issued in one day.

"It (the regulation) is related to many small and micro businesses, home industries, in kampongs and villages," he said.

Previously Secretary General of the Indonesian Noodle and Meatball Traders (Papmiso) Bambang Hatyanto has expressed hope for halal certification for their products. Any issue regarding to halal certification of their products could reduce their turnover by 50 percent, he said.

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