Revealed, Sri Mulyani Rogoh Paid Rp33 Trillion To Finance 511,700 COVID-19 Patients: Everything Uses The State Budget

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JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Minister of Finance) Sri Mulyani confirmed that the government had disbursed funds of no less than IDR 33.6 trillion for the cost of treating COVID-19 patients. This figure is the result of the recapitulation until the end of September 2021.

"This budget is used to finance all of the COVID-19 patients, which are around 511,700 people," he said at a virtual press conference on our State Budget on Monday, October 25, 2021.

According to the Minister of Finance, all the resources issued are part of state spending in the 2021 State Budget.

Just so you know, the cost of coverage for COVID-19 patients is the origin of a shopping post in the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program for the health sector, which is budgeted at Rp214.96 trillion.

This amount includes the use of the Hajj Dormitory emergency hospital, distribution of drug packages, incentives for health workers (nakes), procurement of vaccines, and assistance for National Health Insurance (JKN) contributions.

"Everything is financed by the state budget," said the Minister of Finance.

Meanwhile, the use of PEN funds until September 30, 2021 is Rp433.91 trillion or 58 percent of the Rp744.77 trillion ceiling.

In addition to the health sector, the PEN program targets four other strategic sectors, namely social protection (perlinsos), MSME and corporate support, priority programs, and business incentives.