Jakarta (ANTARA) – More than 98 million Indonesians get free access to health services through state health insurer BPJS Kesehatan whose costs are subsidized by tax revenue, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Sunday.”More than 98 million Indonesians have free access to health care by using BPJS Kesehatan. The state pays (the BPJS Kesehatan costs) through the tax revenue,” Indrawati said at the “2023 Spectaxcular Taxation Sympathetic Campaign” event. t the event held in Sarinah Shopping Center, Indrawati emphasized that tax revenue collected from the public is not only used to build infrastructure but also used for social subsidies and assistance. In addition to subsidizing health costs for people who cannot afford it, tax benefits can also be seen in people’s daily needs, such as the cheap 3-kilogram gas canisters, electricity, and fuel oil, the Finance Minister explained. “The (subsidized) 3-kilogram gas canisters are from tax revenue, and most of the electricity in households is subsidized by the government,” she said.
Source: Antara News Agency