Presiden Jokowi Minta Menteri Kabinet Lanjutkan Program Bansos

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00:00 through the co-operation of the government's digital services.

00:03 President Joko Widodo was in front of the ministers

00:06 when he delivered a speech in the Paripurna Cabinet hearing

00:09 in the Jakarta State Palace on January 9.

00:13 He said that social assistance to the poor

00:16 must continue.

00:18 Several programs were continued,

00:20 starting from the Family Hope Program,

00:22 PKH, Sembako Assistance,

00:25 and El Nino Assistance.

00:27 The President also asked his delegation

00:30 to monitor the distribution of social assistance.

00:33 We must monitor the distribution of social assistance

00:40 in the form of food assistance,

00:44 PKH, and WLT.

00:53 We must ensure that everything is in place.

00:58 Meanwhile, Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan,

01:02 after the Paripurna Cabinet hearing,

01:04 said that the government continued the WLT-El Nino program

01:07 because the phenomenon of El Nino

01:09 caused the harvest time to shift,

01:11 which affected the number of rice stocks.

01:14 There is a subsidy,

01:18 a direct subsidy for WLT,

01:23 because the price of WLT increased by Rp. 400,000.

01:26 The subsidy will continue until June.

01:31 The government has decided to continue

01:34 the WLT and subsidy program in 2024.

01:38 The Ministry of Finance has also set

01:40 the allocation of social protection spending,

01:42 which is Rp. 496.8 trillion.

01:47 From Jakarta, Afra Augusti, Yogi Rahman,

01:51 Antara News Agency, reporting for NET.

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