Surprisingly, Bekasi Regency Increases COVID-19 Budget To Double

JAKARTA - The Bekasi Regency Government, West Java, has decided to almost double the budget for handling COVID-19 from IDR 80 billion to IDR 158 billion through the allocation of unexpected costs resulting from the transfer from the local APBD this year. so that the handling of this pandemic is more optimal," said Bekasi Regent Eka Supria Atmaja in Cikarang, as reported by Antara, Thursday, June 24. Eka admitted that this additional budget was the impact of the surge in COVID-19 cases in his area. The budget was allocated specifically for regional apparatuses that handle the corona virus pandemic. He said that the three regional apparatuses received an unexpected cost allocation, including the Health Service of Rp. 113 billion, Cibitung Hospital of Rp. 34 billion including incentives for health workers of Rp. 24 billion, and Bekasi Regency BPBD of Rp. 11 ,8 billion. "Handling the pandemic is our priority at this time, but we also continue to carry out economic recovery so that conditions do not get worse. God willing, our APBD is able to maximize both at the same time," he said.

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Head of Program at the Bekasi Regency Regional Development Planning Agency Agus Budiono said this year's regional budget planning policy had been discussed since October 2020. He admitted that at that time the condition of the spread of the corona virus was decreasing so that the regional government focused on the regional health system through the implementation of vaccinations and enthusiasm. "From Bappeda through the Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD) at that time, Rp80 billion was budgeted for unexpected costs," he said. budget for handling COVID-19. "So in addition to the government allocating a budget, we also invite companies to participate in handling COVID-19 by providing isolation facilities for patients who are positively exposed," he said. "We continue to intensify our 3T (tracking, tracing, treatment) I ask the public to continue to be disciplined in implementing the strict 5M health protocol," he added.