Potential Role Analysis of Halal Certification Facilitation and Tangerang Emas Program Activation to Increase Culinary Micro Business Income in Tangerang City

AbstractThe Indonesian Law No. 33 of 2014 about Halal Product Assurance, Article 4 administers that the products entered, circulated, and traded in the territory of Indonesia must be Halal Certified, since October 17, 2019. The government has provided facilities for Halal Certification in the context of Omnibus Law (The Indonesian Law 11 year 2020 and the Government Regulation 39 of 2021), where micro-business is free of charge. The Tangerang City Government has issued several policies to help micro-business survive and grow. The programs that have been carried out include the Facilitation of Halal Certification and the Tangerang Emas Program for micro-business in Tangerang City. This study aims to explain the role of the Halal Certification facilitation and Tangerang Emas Program in increasing the micro-business income in Tangerang City. This research used qualitative and quantitative methods. A qualitative approach with related key informants of Halal Certification facilitation and Tangerang Emas Program and financial access. The results show that the facilitation of Halal Certification and activation of the Tangerang Emas Program can increase the income of the micro-business in Tangerang City.