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Preserving hope amid looming wave of layoffs

The global economy is currently facing a wave of uncertainty, which is putting pressure on the employment sector in ...

Official outlines three key strategies to combat poverty in Indonesia

An official from Indonesia's Ministry of National Development Planning outlined three key poverty reduction ...

Investment, exports key to Indonesia's 8 percent growth target: OJK

Investment and exports have the biggest potential to be drivers of national economic growth, especially to achieve the ...

100 days of govt: Promises, progress, and challenges

October 20, 2024 was a momentous day for Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as they took their oaths of ...

Govt urges e-commerce platforms to tag local goods

Deputy Minister of Industry Faisol Riza has urged online shopping platforms operating in Indonesia to label ...

Govt guarantees food supply for upcoming Chinese New Year, Eid

Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan ensured food stock availability ahead of the Chinese New Year this month ...

New VAT policy protects industries, maintains purchasing power: Kadin

The government's decision to impose a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) only on luxury goods and services could help ...

RI plans USD2.3 bln stimulus coinciding with VAT increase

The Indonesian Government has committed to providing an economic stimulus package worth Rp38.6 trillion (around USD2.3 ...

President Prabowo announces Jan rollout of 12 percent VAT

President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday announced that the increase in the value added tax (VAT) from 11 percent to 12 ...

Year-end buy local campaign generates US$1.58 billion in transactions

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that total transactions from the nationwide ...

Expect no lay-offs in media industry: Manpower Ministry

Deputy Minister of Manpower, Immanuel Ebenezer, appealed to the media industry to pay attention to journalists' ...

Minister makes assurance of workers' protection along VAT rate hike

Manpower Minister Yassierli ensured that the government's policy of increasing the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 12 ...

Bapanas presses for accelerating food self-sufficiency

Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, encouraged the acceleration of food self-sufficiency as ...

Govt seeks to provide inclusive stimuli as VAT rate increases: CORE

The government is seeking to provide inclusive stimuli to mitigate the impact of the increase in the value-added tax ...

Indonesian govt offers discounts to ease 12% VAT impact on citizens

The Indonesian government has decided to provide incentives for middle-class citizens to assist them in managing the ...