Jokowi Asks For Economic Recovery Due To COVID-19 To Focus On Opening Jobs

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo asked his staff to pay attention to the opening of jobs in the national economic recovery program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He said this in the opening of a limited meeting regarding the performance report of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and the National Economic Advisor at the State Palace.

"Regarding economic recovery, I ask that those related to the opening of employment be given attention," Jokowi said in a YouTube broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat, Monday, November 23.

Jokowi asked the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery to increase household consumption by encouraging small, micro, medium and large businesses.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta said that the budget realization for several economic recovery programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic had gone well.

For example, subsidized salary assistance has reached 82 percent, then the productive president's assistance for providing working capital to micro-enterprises has reached 79 percent.

"This continues to be encouraged so that it can help increase people's purchasing power," said Jokowi.

Furthermore, Jokowi assessed that currently the handling of COVID-19 and the recovery of the economy affected by the pandemic has gradually been good.

Jokowi said, data on the development of COVID-19 as of November 22 showed that the average active case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was 12.78 percent. This figure is lower than the world average of 28.41 percent.

In addition, the average rate of recovery for COVID-19 has also improved, with the current achievement of 84.03 percent. This is also better than the world recovery rate which reached 69.20 percent.

Regarding the economic recovery, Jokowi said that the trend of economic conditions in the second quarter was minus 5.32. Then, the economy started to improve in the third quarter with minus 3.49.

"With such an achievement, I ask the Committee, Task Force and governors to remain vigilant on the brake and gas strategy, it is really regulated. Do not let it loose and also pose risks, giving rise to this second wave, which can make us retreat again , "he explained.

The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)

Tag: nasional joko widodo ekonomi kasus covid 19 di indonesia