JAKARTA - The government rolled out Wage Subsidy Assistance for 17.3 million workers with a salary below Rp3.5 million. The assistance amounted to Rp600 thousand for two months.
This was conveyed by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani after a limited meeting with President Prabowo and a number of related ministers on Monday, June 2.
This economic stimulus package is intended to strengthen people's purchasing power amid the threat of weakening the global economy this year.
The workers who are included in the category of beneficiaries must be registered with BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.
The implementation of the distribution will be carried out by the Ministry of Manpower with details of Rp. 300 thousand per month for June and July. Not only employees in the private sector, honorary teachers are also among the recipients of assistance from the government. It is recorded that 565 thousand honorary teachers will receive the direct cash assistance.
According to Sri Mulyani, the assistance was a substitute for the electricity discount plan which was not carried out due to data readiness factors and effectiveness of the execution.
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