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GOVT READY TO HELP PEOPLE FACE CRISIS IN 2009
Jakarta, Dec 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has prepared concrete steps to help people at the grass-root level face an expected economic crisis in 2009, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Wednesday.
"The objective of the various government programs is to provide a social safety net (JPS) at the grass-root level," the minister said on the sidelines of a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI.
The steps the government would take to help the people next year comprised a people's empowerment program (PNPM), a program related to infrastructure projects, a program to promote family-based welfare (PKH), direct cash assistance for poor people (BLT), and a program to expand smallholders' business credits (KUR).
Under the PNPM program, about 5,000 sub districts in the country would each receive Rp3 billion in financial assistance.
"The sole purpose of all of these programs is to create a social safety net for people at the grass-root level," Sri Mulyani said.
Asked about the BLT program for 2009 which would only cover a period of two months, the minister said the period had been stipulated in the law on the 2009 state budget passed by the House of Representatives (DPR).
To a question what other incentives the government would provide for the real sector, apart from Rp12.5 trillion in funds next year, the minister said the amount was big enough.
She said the negative impact of the global economic slowdown on the national economy would be manifested in declines in export and investment activities.
Indonesia should remain alert to the impact of the global economic and financial crises while the government would continue to take concrete measures to minimize their impact on the country's economy, she said.
"In a situation like this, quick, measured and responsive measures are needed to overcome the problems and to enable the government to protect the people who are susceptible to the crisis," she said.
"The objective of the various government programs is to provide a social safety net (JPS) at the grass-root level," the minister said on the sidelines of a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI.
The steps the government would take to help the people next year comprised a people's empowerment program (PNPM), a program related to infrastructure projects, a program to promote family-based welfare (PKH), direct cash assistance for poor people (BLT), and a program to expand smallholders' business credits (KUR).
Under the PNPM program, about 5,000 sub districts in the country would each receive Rp3 billion in financial assistance.
"The sole purpose of all of these programs is to create a social safety net for people at the grass-root level," Sri Mulyani said.
Asked about the BLT program for 2009 which would only cover a period of two months, the minister said the period had been stipulated in the law on the 2009 state budget passed by the House of Representatives (DPR).
To a question what other incentives the government would provide for the real sector, apart from Rp12.5 trillion in funds next year, the minister said the amount was big enough.
She said the negative impact of the global economic slowdown on the national economy would be manifested in declines in export and investment activities.
Indonesia should remain alert to the impact of the global economic and financial crises while the government would continue to take concrete measures to minimize their impact on the country's economy, she said.
"In a situation like this, quick, measured and responsive measures are needed to overcome the problems and to enable the government to protect the people who are susceptible to the crisis," she said.
