The Indonesian government is planning to launch an additional economic stimulus package in the fourth quarter of this year, aiming to support 30 million households.
Indonesian Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government is preparing an additional economic stimulus package in the fourth quarter of this year, expected to benefit more than 30 million families, equivalent to support for more than 100 million people nationwide.
The stimulus package will add to the 16.23 trillion rupiah ($973 million) package announced last month, which includes food subsidies and small infrastructure projects that will create temporary jobs for more than 600,000 people. Airlangga said the budget and specific programs are still being finalized, and details will be announced soon.
A significant part of the stimulus package is expected to focus on the “Christmas and New Year” program, including 12-14% discounts on air tickets, train and boat tickets and other promotions to stimulate spending. In addition, the Government will reduce VAT on air tickets and transport services during the holiday to support people’s travel costs.
In addition, Minister Airlangga also said that the Government will use an economic stimulus package of nearly 2 billion USD to support consumer spending during the year-end holiday season through many programs to promote e-commerce activities and domestic consumption.
Previously, the Indonesian Government launched a stimulus package of 16,230 billion rupiah including: Distributing 10 kg of rice per household to 18.3 million households in the fourth quarter; Exempting personal income tax for workers in the tourism industry; Spending 5,003 billion rupiah to create jobs for more than 600,000 people from September to December; Paid internship program for 20,000 university students; Supporting job insurance for motorbike taxi drivers, truck drivers...; Extending small business tax (keeping the tax rate at 0.5%) until 2029 instead of increasing it to 1% as originally planned.
Source: VTV
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<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
