



In February 2022, the government will hold 17 G20 events in a hybrid format and under the implementation of strict health protocols, he added. "While the treatment of COVID-19 patients (cost) around Rp32.96 trillion, although due to Delta (cases surge last year), there is still a carryover of Rp23.6 trillion," he informed.įurthermore, the government also allocated Rp154.8 trillion for community protection programs and Rp178.3 trillion to strengthen the national economic recovery program, Hartarto said. Meanwhile, it has allotted Rp122.5 trillion for healthcare or treatment, he added. "Growth in 2021's first quarter was still minus 0.7 percent, so we expect to push above 5 percent in the first quarter of 2022, and it will affect the second quarter because there is the fasting month (Ramadan) and holidays," Hartarto said at a press conference on public activities restrictions (PPKM) evaluation here on Monday.īased on surveys, the Indonesian economy can grow 4.7–5.6 percent year on year on the back of improving public sentiment, he predicted.Īccording to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), economic growth reached 3.7 percent year on year in 2021, with the economy growing 5.02 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, he noted.įor 2022, the government has allocated Rp455.62 trillion for the handling of COVID-19, the minister said. Jakarta: The Indonesian government is seeking to boost economic growth to more than 5 percent year on year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2022, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has informed.
