Cak Imin Promises To Continue And Improve Social Assistance Program

Muhaimin Iskandar. (Photo: YouTube Screenshot)

JAKARTA - Candidate for Vice President Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin promised to continue the social assistance program (bansos) if elected in the 2024 election contestation.

In fact, Imin also improved the program.

"AMIN (Anies-Muhaimin) wants the social assistance, which is indeed the obligation of this country, to be continued and even improved so that we want social assistance plus," he said in a vice presidential debate quoted from the Indonesian KPU YouTube, Friday, December 22.

Furthermore, Imin said, social assistance is the government's obligation.

He assessed that this increase in social assistance would boost people's purchasing power.

"This will further bring our people to have purchasing power, which boosts the economy of our society," he explained.

In addition, Cak Imin also promised to allocate 5 percent of the state budget (APBN) for young people.

"God willing, AMIN will ensure 5 percent of the budget from the APBN or around Rp. 150 trillion, we will specialize it for you, you, Indonesian youth," he said.

Imin assessed that this needs to be done because the younger generation is the leading part for the progress of the Indonesian nation.

You, you who have great energy to be at the forefront of the progress of our nation. One of them is youth business credit (KAMU) which is given the opportunity to access as many as possible to become good economic actors," he said.