Most of the stimulus were to be spent on food assistance namely 10 kilogram rice handouts for 33.24 million beneficiaries for the entire third quarter.
Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto delivers a press statement at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on April 28, 2025. (JP/Ruth Dea Juwita)
The government announced that similar consumer stimuli will be reintroduced in the second half of the year to spur economic activities amid a volatile global economy.Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said in a press conference on Monday that the Middle East conflict posed “geoeconomical challenges” that still loomed large notwithstanding the peace prospect from the deal between the United States and Iran.
“We need to keep protecting the domestic economy and we have to do so by taking proactive steps to prevent and anticipate the external risks that might spring up,” said Airlangga.
The total measures would cost the state coffers some Rp 26.34 trillion (US$1.47 billion), most of which are to be spent on food assistance namely 10 kilogram rice handouts for 33.24 million beneficiaries for the entire third quarter.
