Indonesia will expand its COVID-19 recovery budget this year from earlier targets to 619 trillion rupiah ($44.20 billion) to provide better support for the health sector as well as to help businesses, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The latest increase comes after the government had previously lifted the budget to 553.09 trillion rupiah in late January, up from an initial 372.3 trillion rupiah. The 2021 COVID-19 recovery budget will include funds for mass vaccination, social assistance.
(1 USD= 14275 IDR)
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