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President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo said that the government will continue a number of policies that have been implemented in 2020 in 2021.

The Head of State conveyed this in his virtual remarks at the National Dialogue Out event, which was witnessed through the Presidential Secretariat YouTube in Jakarta, Tuesday.

"In 2021, of course, we will continue to carry out good policies in 2020, we will continue," said the President.

The President said the policies that would be continued were mainly in the health sector, for handling COVID-19, and also providing social protection assistance for the people.

"And most importantly, the government will immediately provide free vaccines to all the people and it will start in early 2021," the President explained.

The President said that they expect the vaccination program to raise public confidence in handling COVID-19, as well as create a sense of security in the community.

"So that the recovery is expected to run faster, consumption will rise and return to normal," he explained.

The President also estimates that investment will increase due to the Job Creation Law. According to him, national exports begin its recovery, and this trend is expected to continue and increase in 2021.

"Moreover we also get GSP, Generalized System Preferences from The US will certainly boost our export performance, "said the President. (antaranews)