I advise (my staff) to set aside at least Rp1 trillion.
Semarang, C Java – The Central Java provincial government allotted Rp1 trillion in budget plan financing as a precautionary step to handle the impact of limitations on the motion of individuals (PPKM) intended at decreasing the number of COVID-19 cases.
” I advise (my staff) to reserve at least Rp1 trillion. The quantity might increase while we are monitoring its impact. May the general public be able to endure the effect. Otherwise, the state will exist to help them,” Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo stated here on Thursday.
The governor spoke of having actually constantly collaborated with the main federal government to lay a legal basis for allotment of the budget plan fund.
” We have remained in contact with the main (government) to offer a legal umbrella regarding whether we require to refocus (on the undertaking). However, while waiting for the guideline, I have prepared (the program). Hence, soon after the rule is issued, it can be executed,” he mentioned.
Several budget plan products can be adapted to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, he mentioned.
The Indonesian federal government has decided to extend limitations on the motion of people in Java and Bali for another fortnight, from January 26 to February 8.
The federal government came to the decision throughout a minimal meeting at the Presidential Palace on Thursday after examining the first stage of such limitations that worked on January 11-25
” Based upon the evaluation, President (Joko Widodo) purchased the extension of limitation on the movement of individuals (for another 2 weeks) from January 26 to February 8,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto kept in mind during a virtual interview here on Thursday.
To this end, the home affairs minister will release a direction to guvs in Java and Bali that are expected to examine the limitations on the basis of specified criteria to decide whether they are still required in their respective provinces, Hartarto explained.
The federal government has enforced restrictions on the motion of people on January 11-25, particularly in Java and Bali, to counter a rapid increase in the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection.
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