Coordinating Minister Airlangga: Realization Of PEN Budget Reaches Rp.483.91 Trillion As Of November, Equivalent To 65 Percent Of The 2021 Ceiling Of Rp.744.77 Trillion

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Coordinating Ministry for the Economy)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said that the realization of the national economic recovery program (PEN) has reached 65 percent of the budget ceiling of Rp744.77 trillion.

"Regarding the development of national economic recovery, PEN realization has reached 65 percent or Rp.483.91 trillion. Then from the ceiling of Rp.744.77 trillion," he said in a virtual press conference, Monday, November 15.

Airlangga said that the realization consisted of a health cluster of Rp129.3 trillion or 60.1 percent of the ceiling. Then, the social protection cluster is IDR 139.4 trillion or 74.5 percent and the priority program cluster is IDR 74.39 trillion or 63.1 percent.

Then, the realization of PEN also includes clusters of support for MSMEs and corporations of Rp. 78.73 trillion or 48.5 percent. Also, the business incentive cluster is Rp. 62.47 trillion or 99.4 percent.

Meanwhile, the realization of the health cluster was mainly given for diagnostic activities, in this case testing and tracing, amounting to Rp3.09 trillion or 8.7 percent of the budget allocation. Then, therapeutic Rp14.47 trillion or 76.4 percent. Then, the procurement and implementation of vaccines amounted to Rp. 26.6 trillion or 46.1 percent.

Then, Airlangga said that for the realization of the social protection cluster, among others, it was used for the Family Hope Program or PKH Rp26.69 trillion or 94.3 percent of the Rp28.31 percent ceiling.

Then, basic food cards worth Rp. 33.2 trillion or 66.6 percent of the budget allocation of Rp. 49.89 trillion. Village cash assistance (BLT) amounted to IDR 18.85 trillion or 65.5 percent of the IDR 28.8 trillion ceiling. Then, the Pre-Employment Card program amounted to Rp. 11.6 trillion.

Pre-employment cards as of November 12, 2021, incentives have been given to 5.93 million recipients for batches 12 to 22. Then, 5.76 million or 96 percent of recipients who have completed training and 5.66 million or 95 percent of recipients have received incentives.