On March 31, 2020, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued a Government Regulation in Lieu of a Law (Perppu) that contained a policy of increasing expenditure allocations and financing in the 2020 State Budget and Expenditure (APBN). The additional allocation is given in the context of facing the COVID-19 outbreak, which is considered a threat that endangers the national economy and/or financial system stability. In this Perppu, there are several incentives and stimuli provided by the Government to many parties, including to low-income people. To implement the provisions of the Perppu, Art. 12 requires the issuance of a Presidential Regulation (Perpres), which regulates changes in APBN posture. The Presidential Regulation referred to has been signed by the President since April 3, 2020, but the debate regarding the content of the Presidential Regulation continues.

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