Economics and Health Must Go Hand in Hand
The fall in the monthly inflation in February 2021 further indicates that the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic recovery program must go hand in hand.
President Joko Widodo held a meeting with ministers and Coordination Task Force for Covid-19, Doni Monardo at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday (20/7/2020). The meeting discussed the formation of the Covid-19 Handling Committee and the National Economic Recovery.
The fall in the monthly inflation in February 2021 further indicates that the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic recovery program must go hand in hand.
The latest data released by the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) shows inflation in February was 0.1 percent, a decline from 0.26 percent in January and 0.45 percent in December 2020.