New! Extreme Poverty Enters Development Indicators In The 2024 State Budget

The discussion on the 2024 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Draft (RAPBN) has entered the Temporary Posture Determination of the 2024 State Budget Bill.

In the discussion, it was known that the government included a new category in the target and development indicators in 2024, namely the extreme poverty rate.

This was conveyed by the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani when holding a working meeting with the DPR Budget Agency.

"All development indicator targets are not changed, only one line is added, namely the commitment to reduce extreme poverty levels," he said at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta on Thursday, September 7.

According to the Minister of Finance, this initiative is in line with the government's concern to bring prosperity to the community.

"Indeed, this is a priority that the President has conveyed to the cabinet," he said.

As the first target, the Minister of Finance recorded an extreme poverty rate of 0 to 1 percent.

The following are development targets and indicators in the 2024 RAPBN

- Open unemployment rate 5.0 percent to 5.7 percent- poverty rate 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent- Extreme poverty rate 0 to 1 percent- Gini ratio 0.374 to 0.377- Human Development Index 73.99 to 74.02- Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) 105-108-Financial Exchange (NTN) 107-110