JAKARTA - The government has added social assistance in the form of IDR 400 thousand in cash and 20 kilograms of rice to 18.3 million Beneficiary Families (KPM) of basic food cardholders during the period June 'July 2025.
Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a press conference after a limited meeting of five government incentive policies at the Presidential Office, the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Monday, said to maintain the purchasing power of vulnerable economic communities amid the potential for weakening the global economy.
"The additional assistance provided is IDR 200 thousand per month for two months, which will be paid starting this June. In addition, they will also receive food assistance in the form of 10 kilograms of rice per month for two months," said Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani as reported by ANTARA, Monday, June 2.
Thus, each KPM will get a total of IDR 400 thousand and 20 kilograms of rice during the June 'July 2025 period. The total budget allocated by the government for this program reaches IDR 11.93 trillion, said the Minister of Finance.
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The Minister of Finance said that the distribution of additional basic food cards would be carried out by the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), while the distribution of food assistance was carried out by the National Food Agency (Bapanas) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan).
Sri Mulyani said this program would be carried out taking into account the balance between consumer and farmer interests.
"The government continues to keep rice prices from falling at the farmer level, as well as staying affordable for the poor, especially in urban areas," said Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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