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The government has spent Rp340.84 trillion on the national economic recovery program, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs and chief of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (KPC-PEN), Airlangga Hartarto, has said.



"The realization of the national economic recovery program has reached 45.8 percent, or Rp340.84 trillion," he said at an online press conference here on Monday



The realization of the national economic recovery program for the health sector has reached 34 percent, or Rp80 trillion; social protection 55 percent, or Rp102.69 trillion; micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs 29 percent, or Rp48 trillion; priority programs 44 percent, or Rp52.3 trillion; and business incentive program 50.3 percent, or Rp56.7 trillion, he informed.



He said the government has distributed 10 kilograms of rice each to 28.8 million families across Indonesia as of August 30, 2021.



"Non-cash food assistance (BPNT) for non-Family Hope Program has been 100 percent channeled to 8.8 million people," he informed.



In addition, the government has also disbursed a wage subsidy of Rp1 million for each of 2.09 million workers, he added.



"The realization of Presidential assistance for micro businesses has reached 90.52 percent, or Rp14.2 trillion, for 11.84 micro business agents," he said.



He further said President Joko Widodo has also noted progress in the handling of COVID-19 cases in Java and Bali as reflected by a decline in the number of agglomeration areas whose public activity restriction (PPKM) level has been downgraded.



"The government has declared the PPKM level for Greater Malang and Greater Solo has been downgraded to 3 from 4 as of August 31, 2021, so that the regions implementing level 3 PPKM in Java and Bali this week include Jabodetabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi), Greater Bandung, Greater Surabaya, Greater Malang, and Greater Solo," he added.



According to the President, the number of districts and cities in Java and Bali implementing level 4 PPKM has declined to 25 from 51, the number of districts and cities implementing level 3 PPKM has increased to 76 from 67, and the number of districts and cities implementing level 2 PPKM has risen to 27 from 10. Meanwhile, the number of provinces outside Java and Bali implementing level 4 PPKM has also declined to four from seven earlier. (Antaranews)