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Minister of Finance added social assistance Rp 70.6 trillion to restore the economy, see the details

ILLUSTRATION. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani

Reporter: Yusuf Imam Santoso | Editor: Herlina Kartika Dewi

KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government would add social assistance (Bansos) to support the domestic economy in the second half of this year. In total, the additional social assistance reaches Rp 70.6 trillion.

In detail, Sri Mulyani said there were four new social assistance to be provided in the period September to December 2020.

First, productive social assistance of Rp. 30 trillion for 12 million micro and small micro and medium micro enterprises (MSMEs).

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Second, social assistance in the form of rice as much as 15 kilograms per head of family, for 10 million recipients of the Family Hope Program (PKH) with a budget of Rp 4.6 trillion.

Third, social assistance in the form of direct cash assistance (BLT) of Rp. 500,000 per food needs card recipient with a budget of Rp. 5 trillion.

Fourth, social assistance in the form of BLT in the amount of Rp 500,000 for 13 million workers with a budget ceiling of Rp 31 trillion. This is given to workers who have an income of under Rp. 5 million per month.

“These are steps that the government will take to continue to help restore people’s purchasing power in the form of various social assistance whose total budget is Rp. 203 trillion for 2020 in order to face Covid-19,” said Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani in a Committee Press Conference Financial System Stability (KSSK), Wednesday (5/8).

Sri Mulyani explained, the new program from the Social Aid was motivated by the realization of the absorption of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program which was still quite low.

Also Read: Finance Minister Sri Mulyani: As of today (4/8), the realization of social assistance is Rp 85.34 trillion

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