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State expenditure grew 0.8 percent to Rp2,058 trillion in October

State expenditure during the January-October 2021 period reached Rp2,058.9 trillion (US$144.93 billion), or a ...

Jan-July 2020 state budget deficit totaled 2.01 percent of GDP

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati noted that the 2020 State Budget (APBN) deficit during the period from January ...

State spending grew by 1.3 percent until July 2020: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that until July 2020, state spending grew by 1.3 percent year-on-year ...

Government initiates disbursement of aid for low-wage workers

The government, on Monday, began the first phase of disbursement of aid for formal workers, with monthly income below ...

President calls to expedite distribution of direct cash assistance

President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo stressed on the need to boost the distribution of direct cash ...

Govt allocates Rp356.5 trillion to support national economic recovery

The Indonesian government has allocated Rp356.5 trillion in the 2021 draft state budget (RAPBN) to support the national ...

Ensure a smooth food supply chain nationwide: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in his state-of-the-nation address on Friday, highlighted the significance of ensuring ...

MPR supports govt for recovery of health, economic sectors: speaker

People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bambang Soesatyo emphasized that the institution he led entirely supported ...

Monthly 15-kg rice assistance allotted to 10 million PKH beneficiaries

Some 10 million beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) will receive the government's social aid of 15 ...

Government to disburse aid for MSMEs in August

The Indonesian government will distribute productive assistance of Rp2.4 million per person to 13 million operators of ...

Govt to provide aid to 13.8 mln low-wage workers in Q3

Formal workers with an income of less than Rp5 million per month will receive government aid in the third quarter of ...

Business continuity of MSMEs hinges on boosting purchasing power

Research and Technology (Menristek) Minister/National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Head Bambang P. S. ...

Government readies additional stimulus for workers to boost economy

Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery Erick Thohir highlighted that the ...

Economic recovery scenario to remain in place until 2021: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said the economic recovery scenario prepared by the ...

Government should continue COVID-19 relief programs in Gorontalo

The Gorontalo Utara District's Legislative Body has requested the government to continue its COVID-19 relief ...