JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said that the realization of the use of the national economic recovery budget (PEN) had reached Rp377.5 trillion from the Rp744.77 trillion budget. Realization of the budget is said to have been more than 50 percent.

"Then related to the national economic recovery program, the realization of PEN reached 50.7 percent from a ceiling of Rp.744.77 trillion to Rp.377.5 trillion," he said in a virtual press conference, Monday, September 13.

The realization of significant growth, said Airlangga, occurred in the health cluster which in the second quarter of 2021 amounted to Rp47.71 trillion to Rp93.45 trillion. Meanwhile, the social protection cluster, which at the end of the second quarter reached Rp66.43 trillion, has now reached Rp108.16 trillion.

Furthermore, said Airlangga, the realization of priority programs in the second quarter was Rp41.83 trillion and is currently Rp58.04 trillion. Meanwhile, the cluster of corporate MSME support which in the second quarter was Rp51.27 trillion to Rp59.93 trillion.

"Meanwhile, the business incentive in the second quarter was Rp45.07 trillion to Rp57.92 trillion," he said.

Furthermore, the realization of wage subsidy assistance of Rp. 8.8 trillion was reported to have been disbursed. The assistance has been received to 3.4 million workers with each aid amounting to Rp1 million.

"This BSU DIPA wage subsidy assistance is Rp. 8.8 trillion and after it is completed, 3.4 million workers receive Rp. 1 million each," he said.

Then the realization of the Banpres for Micro Enterprises amounting to Rp. 15.25 trillion has also been disbursed for 12.1 business actors. This means that it has reached 99.3 percent of the government's target.

Meanwhile, the PKL-Warung Cash Direct Assistance (BLT) program distributed through the TNI and Polri has begun to be distributed. The trial program of this program has been carried out in Medan City with a value of Rp. 1.2 million.

"This assistance is given to PKL-Warung who are not recipients of the Productive Banpres at locations that apply PPKM levels 3 and 4 based on the instructions of the Minister of Home Affairs," he said.

Meanwhile, said Airlangga, as many as 69.7 million people have registered for the Pre-Employment Card program from 34 provinces and 514 regencies/cities. Especially for 2021, namely batch 12-19, the total recipients are 4.3 million people and 3.2 million of them have completed the training and as many as 3.04 million have received incentives with a total of IDR 6.82 trillion.

"Batch 19 registrants have 3.9 million eligible 2,413,677 received 800,000 and registration has been opened on September 9 and ended on September 12 yesterday," he said.


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