Day: August 16, 2021

Fiscal policy should be anticipative, responsive: President

The current pandemic has highlighted the need for making Indonesia’s fiscal policy architecture anticipative and responsive, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “By observing the dynamics of the economy and developments in COVID-19 handling, the fiscal policy architecture must be anticipative and responsive, while maintaining a balance between countercyclical capabilities and

House Speaker: Annual session to strengthen state institutions

Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani said she expected Monday’s sessions at the Parliamentary Complex to strengthen state institutions’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the joint session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council

Government to focus on decent job creation: President Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized that the government’s current focus is to create as many new and quality jobs as possible to build a sustainable economy. “The pandemic has obstructed the pace of our economic growth. However, it must not hinder the process of structural reform of our economy,”

House Speaker urges govt to disseminate COVID handling policies

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani has urged the government to disseminate all the policies that have been issued for handling the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent confusion among the public. “The government should disseminate the adopted regulations with one voice so that they can be implemented together,” Maharani

Govt proposes budget of Rp770.4 trillion for village fund transfers

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) proposed a budget of Rp770.4 trillion for transfers to regions and village funds for 2022 in his state budget speech on Monday. “For 2022, the budget of transfers to the regions and village funds is planned at Rp770.4 trillion,” President Joko Widodo said in his speech,

President lauds Parliament for contribution to national development

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has praised members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), and Regional Representative Council (DPD) for contributing to efforts to support national development and COVID-19 handling. “I appreciate MPR with its four-pillar program, which has consistently strengthened the state ideology Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution,