National Goals Shifted for COVID-19 Recovery Programs: VP
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Petir Garda Bhwana
Senin, 11 Mei 2020 13:43 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Vice President Ma’ruf Amin revealed that the government has shifted their national development focus in 2020, in order to facilitate a number of recovery programs that has been prepared for after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have made and prepared programs for the nation’s recovery, in accordance with the priorities that we have designed and planned," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in a statement received in Jakarta, on Monday, May 11, 2020.
According to Ma’ruf, the recovery programs will prioritize the economic sector, as it is most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the long term.
"There will be emphasis on sectors that are deeply affected by this pandemic, such as the economic sector, including large and medium business groups, as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)," Ma’ruf explained.
Additionally, Ma’ruf continued, the government will also be focusing on the handling of the underprivileged, considering that the pandemic is expected to increase the number of people in poverty up to 40 percent.
"We must take efforts to fulfill their livelihoods and empower (them) to reduce the number of poor families in Indonesia,” he added.
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