President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accentuated that tightening and easing of mobility restrictions were necessary to strike a balance between public health and economic interests during a pandemic, while emphasizing that it was not an inconsistent policy. “The tightening and relaxing of public movement restrictions, for instance, must be imposed on a
The Indonesian government has proposed state spending of Rp2,708.7 trillion in the 2022 State Budget Bill, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “(The Bill proposes) central government expenditure of Rp1,938.3 trillion and transfers to the regions and village funds of Rp770.4 trillion,” Widodo said in his speech on the state budget
Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) praised the government’s hard work and apposite policies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic that are aimed at protecting all citizens of the country. “We fully support reallocation of the state budget and the National Economic Recovery program by conducting various social protection programs, refocusing the
Crises, recessions, and pandemics are like fire, so they should be avoided if possible, though if they recur, then several things can be learnt, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) noted in his state of the nation address. “Fire does burn, but it illuminates at the same time. If it is controlled,
President Joko Widodo wore traditional Baduy attire during the annual plenary session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) , the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the Parliamentary Building Complex, here on Monday. The president, dressed in traditional black Baduy clothing and a black and
Indonesian President Joko Widodo revealed that the infrastructure development budget in the 2022 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Draft (RAPBN) reached Rp384.8 trillion. “The infrastructure development budget is Rp384.8 trillion,” President Widodo stated during a speech to deliver the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Bill (APBN) for the Fiscal Year