Fiscal Incentive Funds Of IDR 18.6 Billion Handed Over By The Vice President To The Tanah Bumbu Regency Government

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin provided fiscal incentive funds of Rp. 18.6 billion to the Regency Government (Pemkab) of Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan Province.

The funds are divided into three categories, namely the performance of eradicating extreme poverty of more than Rp. 6.9 billion, the stunting reduction performance of more than Rp. 5.7 billion, and the performance of accelerating regional spending of more than Rp. 5.9 million.

"The fiscal incentive fund is categorized as reducing the extreme poverty rate in the 'Bumi Tujud' for the 2023 period," said Tanah Bumbu Regent HM Zairullah Azhar, in Batulicin, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, November 11.

The Regent thanked all parties who have worked hard, so that the poverty rate in Tanah Bumbu decreased.

"This is a gift from Allah SWT and the hard work of all parties. Thanks to the efforts and prayers that we pray every day," said the Regent.

The efforts made by the district government in reducing extreme poverty, namely by conducting job skills training for the community from extreme poverty data which is the top priority.

Then provide social assistance to orphans, elderly, and people who need food assistance. Increase independence for people with social welfare problems.

Then, carry out the rehabilitation of uninhabitable houses, guarantee the daily necessities of life, provide health insurance for people who are included in the category of extreme poverty.

Another effort is to increase people's income by forming a joint business group (KUBE) by providing business capital.

Cattle are given to livestock groups, providing fishery facilities and infrastructure for fisheries groups and other efforts to reduce the extreme poverty rate.

Vice President KH Ma'ruf Amin conveyed three directions regarding efforts to accelerate the elimination of extreme poverty.

First, local governments must maximize incentive funds for activities whose benefits are directly received by the community.

Then, P3KE funds are used to target recipients of extreme poverty programs to be more targeted in their interventions.

Then, intensify synergies and collaboration between ministries/agencies and local governments, universities, the business world, and industries in the potential sector.