Make Sure Social Assistance Is Well Disbursed
The national economic recovery program will be able to spur economic growth if it is carried sustainably and inclusively. With such a program, the rise in poverty and income inequality can be reduced to a minimum.
Poverty Data in IndonesiaPercentage of poor population.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The national economic recovery program will be able to spur economic growth if it is carried sustainably and inclusively. With such a program, the rise in poverty and income inequality can be reduced to a minimum.
According to the latest data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the number of people classified as poor reached 26.42 million as of the end of March 2020. The number was an increase of an additional 1.63 million people from the figured recorded in September 2019. The country’s Gini ratio stood at 0.381 as of March, an uptick of 0.001 points from the level recorded in September 2019.