JAKARTA - A poverty expert who is also a member of the National Economic Council (DEN), Prof. Arief Anshory Yusuf revealed that the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program can reduce poverty by 5.8 percent.
He expressed this to reporters after meeting President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace, Wednesday, March 19. Arief, who is also Professor of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Padjadjaran University, said that the MBG program could create new jobs of up to 1.9 million.
In fact, according to him, if in one family they have three children, they can get Rp. 600 thousand per month from the MBG program, around Rp. 200 thousand from the Family Hope Program, and around Rp. 200 thousand from Non-Cash Food Assistance.
Prof. Arief emphasized that if the MBG program must continue to be ensured, it will run well and a routine audit will be carried out by BPKP.
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