Residents' Complaints Regarding Social Assistance During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic that lasted for almost a year made the economic condition of the Indonesian people worse. In an effort to bring about an economic turnaround in society, the government responded to the pandemic situation by providing material assistance to some of the Indonesian population. This material assistance is provided to the people through the Social Safety Net (JPS) program and assistance to MSMEs.
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Residents' Complaints Regarding Social Assistance During the Covid-19 Pandemic
By LaporCovid-19 and Transparency International Indonesia (TII)
The pandemic that lasted for almost a year made the economic condition of the Indonesian people worse. In an effort to bring about an economic turnaround in society, the government responded to the pandemic situation by providing material assistance to some of the Indonesian population. This material assistance is provided to the people through the Social Safety Net (JPS) program and assistance to MSMEs.
The government allocated a budget for social protection programs of IDR 203.90 trillion in 2020. Based on the ministry of finance's records as of the end of December, the realization of the social protection budget was IDR. 220.9 trillion. Even though it exceeds the budget ceiling, the implementation of this program shows that there are still many residents who have not received social assistance due to various problems.
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