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DIARY – The government has distributed Direct Cash Assistance (BLT) for employees with salaries below 5 million IDR in the amount of 1.2 million IDR in two stages.
Wage / wage subsidy aid for Phase I was distributed up to 2.5 million workers and 3 million workers who received subsidized wages / salaries in Phase II.
DKI Jakarta is in the upper range with the majority of workers receiving subsidized salary / wages, namely 1,071,414 workers or around 19.48%.
The second to fifth rank is occupied by West Java (1,029,830 workers / 18.72%), Central Java (702,531 workers / 12.77%), East Java (560,670 workers / 10.19%) and Banten (455,193 workers / 8.28%).
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“It is expected that this wage subsidy can maintain and increase the purchasing power of workers and boost consumer spending. This will have a multiplier effect on economic growth and social welfare,” said Labor Minister Ida Fauziyah in a Press release from the Ministry of Manpower, Monday, September 7, 2020.
Through wage / salary subsidies, he said, the government wants to protect, improve and sustain the economy of workers from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Money that goes directly to the worker’s account can be spent based on needs, both primary and secondary.
“It would be better if the subsidized wages / salaries were spent on local products and MSMEs. So the local industry and UMKM will also be active,” he said.
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