JAKARTA - The government through the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani will continue to take strategic steps in managing state finances in accordance with the dynamics that occur in the field, especially in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.

According to the Minister of Finance, the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) is the foremost instrument that is believed to be able to manage the impact of the pandemic in the country. For this reason, readjustment of the priority scale of state spending (refocusing) is the key in dealing with continuing uncertainty.

"That is how important the State Budget is as an instrument in dealing with the current COVID-19 disaster. The government will continue to use the state budget, including focusing or refocusing at a time when we are facing extraordinary dynamics such as COVID-19," he said when speaking at the 2021 Sharia Supervisory Board Ijtima' Sanawi forum which was broadcast virtually, Thursday, December 2.

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