REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SUMEDANG -- Vice presidential candidate Hatta Rajasa assured that he will focus on developing the raw material-based industry to reduce Indonesia's dependence on imported goods.

"If necessary, I will give tax incentives to companies that succeed in developing their businesses," Hatta stated during his political campaign in front of hundreds of employees of the textile company, PT Kahatex, in Sumedang district.

Hatta also emphasized that he and presidential candidate, Prabowo Subianto, were committed to improving Indonesia's industrial sector while also maintaining what had been implemented well before.

Indonesia will conduct a democratic presidential election on July 9, 2014, which will be contested by two pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates: Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Jusuf Kalla (JK).

Prabowo Subianto is a retired military general and the chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), while his running mate, Hatta Rajasa, is a former coordinating minister for economic affairs and the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN).

Jokowi is Jakarta's governor and a cadre of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), while his running mate, JK, is a former vice president and a senior politician of the Golkar Party.

The Prabowo-Hatta pair is supported by Gerindra, PAN, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the United Development Party (PPP), the Crescent and Star Party (PBB), the Golkar Party, and the Democrat Party.

The Jokowi-JK pair is supported by five political parties: PDIP, the Nation Awakening Party (PKB), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), the Justice and Indonesian Unity Party (PKPI), and the National Democrat Party (Nasdem).

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