JAKARTA - The government is designing an economic stimulus package for the second semester of 2026 which includes various programs, ranging from tax incentives for book writers, transportation cost reductions, to strengthening national internship and vocational programs.
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto said that the government would implement a final royalty income tax (PPh) incentive for writers of 1.5 percent.
He added that the policy is expected to reduce tax revenue by around IDR 12.5 billion to IDR 31.2 billion and is intended for around 16,600 to 41,500 writers.
According to Airlangga, this policy is one of the campaign promises of President Prabowo Subianto and will be realized soon.
"First of all, of course, related to taxation for writers, we have decided to provide tax incentives for writers to be given a final tax of 1.5 percent, because this is a campaign promise of the President, so this will be implemented immediately," he told the media, Tuesday, May 26.
In addition, the government has also prepared a transportation discount program for train, sea transport, and crossings during the school holidays. This program is estimated to require a budget of Rp. 190 billion with a target of 3,074,889 beneficiaries.
"Well, it is prepared directly, where for the school holidays, a budget of Rp. 190 billion is prepared, the beneficiaries are 3,074,889 people," he said.
Meanwhile, for the Christmas and New Year period (Nataru), the government allocated a budget of Rp. 161.4 billion with a target of around 2,874,381 beneficiaries.
"Meanwhile, this will also be prepared for Nataru, we have prepared it, the budget is IDR 161.4 billion, and the beneficiaries are 2,874,381 people," he said.
Airlangga added that in the aviation sector, the government had prepared a 30 percent discount on economy class air tickets as well as the Government-Underwritten Value Added Tax (PPN DTP) facility.
He said that this policy is aimed at supporting community mobility during the holiday season.
Meanwhile, the government has prepared a budget of Rp. 472.7 billion for the air ticket discount program during the school holiday period with a target of around 2.3 million economy class passengers.
Meanwhile, during the Nataru period, the government will also provide a DTP VAT facility for aircraft passengers with a total budget of IDR 722 billion and is projected to be used by around 3.7 million passengers.
Not only that, the government also continues the national internship program which enters the fourth batch recruitment in July 2026. This program targets 150,000 participants with an estimated budget of IDR 4.14 trillion.
In the field of employment, the government has prepared a national vocational program targeting 220,000 SMK graduates and 50,000 workers affected by Job Termination (PHK). For this program, the government has allocated a budget of IDR 2.12 trillion.
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