Sandiaga Uno Invites Creative Economy Actors To Take Advantage Of The Rp1.8 Million BPUP Program

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy / Agency for Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf / Baparekraf) Sandiaga Uno invites tourism business actors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to take advantage of and register themselves in the Government Assistance for Tourism Business (BPUP) program worth IDR 1.8 million.

This program, said Sandiag, is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy's alignment to continue to provide targeted, useful, and timely stimulus assistance, in order to create the widest possible employment opportunities, increase economic growth and community welfare.

"Let's invite business friends who have not registered but meet the requirements to immediately register their businesses in the 2021 BPUP program," he said in a written statement, Friday, November 19.

For your information, BPUP 2021 is one of the government assistance provided to small and medium scale tourism businesses registered with the OSS Ministry of Investment / BKPM in 2018 - 2020.

The assistance was given to six types of businesses, namely travel agents, travel agencies, spas, budget hotels, homestays, and the provision of other accommodations.

Registration itself has been opened from November 15, 2021 and closed on November 26, 2021 at 23.59 WIB. Business actors can register their business through the https://bpup.kemenparekraf.go.id/ page.

Document requirements needed to register include NIB (can be checked through the registration page), ID card of the person in charge of the business (company owner), NPWP on behalf of the Business Entity, annual SPT for the last one year.

Then, a letter of application to the Regency / City Office in charge of tourism (format on the BPUP page), a Statement of Absolute Responsibility (SPTJM) the validity of the data submitted and signed with a stamp of Rp. 10 thousand. Then, the deed of establishment, articles of association and the latest amendments (AD/ART), and a power of attorney to appoint account management.