#social protection

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Govt to disburse additional social aid worth Rp39 trillion

The government is preparing to disburse additional social assistance worth Rp39.19 trillion to alleviate the financial ...

Police chief asks ranks to step up social aid distribution

Chief of National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has asked all ranks to accelerate the distribution of social ...

PC-PEN program protecting vulnerable groups: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said the government's COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery ...

Government counterbalances effects of PPKM implementation through PEN

The government has strived to balance out the impacts of the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) implementation ...

President Jokowi highlights continued economic reform, transformation

Indonesian President Joko Widodo stressed that reform and transformation of the economic structure continued amid the ...

Emergency PPKM emblematic of Constitutional obligation: spokesperson

Implementation of emergency public activities restrictions (PPKM) is a form of Constitutional obligation discharged by ...

2.81 mln funding recipients recorded under pre-employment card program

More than 2.81 million people, segregated into six batches, obtained funding assistance under the pre-employment card ...

Indonesia mulling additional budget for economic recovery program

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said the government is mulling the possibility of expanding the budget ...

President calls for prompt disbursal of social protection aid

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed his ranks to distribute COVID-19 handling-related social protection aid, ...

Finance minister again ramps up health budget to Rp193 trillion

The government intends to again raise the health budget to Rp193 trillion, from Rp182 trillion, in a bid to cater to ...

Govt channels official budget for meetings for COVID-19 handling

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani intends on redeploying the budget for official travel, meeting packages, building ...

State budget has become extraordinary economic driving force: minister

The state budget (APBN) has become an extraordinary economic driving force, especially in the first semester of 2021, ...

Consumer protection safeguards economic recovery: senior minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said that consumer protection plays an important role ...

Govt should ensure food availability during emergency PPKM: researcher

Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) researcher Felippa Ann Amanta appealed to the government to ensure food ...

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Driving a green and sustained economic recovery in Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated health, economic, and social systems globally and in Indonesia, creating the worst ...