Day: January 12, 2022

Government extends tax incentives in health sector until June

The government has extended the provision of tax incentives for goods and equipment needed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and income tax (PPh) exemption for health workers till the end of June 2022. “The incentive extension has been given since the government understands that the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended,”

BPKP saves Rp6.4 trillion in state finances in 2021

The Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) said it saved Rp6.4 trillion in state finances through supervisory action on the spending of several agencies at the central and regional level in 2021. According to BPKP Head Muhammad Yusuf Ateh, the control of agency expenditures at the central and regional levels was aimed at improving

Minister urges labor stakeholders to prevent sexual violence at work

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah urged all stakeholders in the labor market, including employers and workers, to be at the forefront in preventing sexual violence in the workplace. Fauziyah made the statement while delivering her remark at the commemoration of the 2022 National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Month in Bekasi,

MSMEs in Indonesia have started to recover from crisis: minister

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have begun to recover from the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a minister said. Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Teten Masduki, posted the statement on the @Antaranews Instagram account here on Wednesday. “I think what drives the national economy

MotoGP: Mataram city asked to prepare 25,000 rooms for visitors

The Mataram city government in West Nusa Tenggara has been asked to prepare 25 thousand rooms to fulfill the requirement of 70 thousand rooms for tourists visiting the city for the MotoGP championship in March 2022. During a meeting with state-owned hospitality company Hospitality of Indonesia Network (HIN), Mataram City

Booster shot: Eight million Jakartans aged 18 and above targeted

The Jakarta provincial government has announced its target of administering the booster shot to about eight million of the capital city’s residents aged 18 years and above. “Booster vaccination is for those in the age bracket of 18 years and above, with priority being accorded to the elderly and residents