“So, this needs to be improved because we are already in the third month," the minister said at the ‘State Budget KiTA’ press conference here on Monday.
The realization of the 2022 National Economic Recovery program budget includes Rp0.8 trillion for the health cluster for customs facilities for vaccines and medical devices and Rp21.2 trillion for the community protection cluster, specifically the Family Hope Program, staple foods and cash assistance provision for villages, and Pre-Employment Cards.
Meanwhile, as much as Rp0.6 trillion has been allocated for the economic recovery cluster, which includes tourism and food ministries and agencies, as well as tax incentives.
The national COVID-19 handling and economic recovery program (PC-PEN), which has a total budget of Rp455.62 trillion, is aimed at funding or supporting the handling of the pandemic, offering protection for affected citizens, as well as supporting economic recovery by expediting job creation.
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This year, the program is aimed at three clusters: healthcare, with a budget of Rp122.54 trillion; community protection, with an allocation of Rp154.76 trillion; and economic recovery, with total funding of Rp178.32 trillion.
The healthcare cluster is focusing on continuing the handling of COVID-19 and expediting vaccinations.
The community protection cluster is focusing on maintaining the purchasing power of the poor as well as addressing issues of extreme poverty.
The economic recovery cluster is focusing on creating more jobs and increasing productivity.
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