"The government concerned the food sovereignty, particularly in relation to the production of rice, corn, soya, sugar, meat, and fish," the head of state told the plenary session of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia here on Friday.
It was delivered by President Joko Widodo in his state of the Nation Address on the bill on the state budget for the 2016 fiscal year and its financial note.
Meanwhile, the budget allocation for subsidy in the 2016 bill on the state budget amounts to Rp201.4 trillion.
"This subsidy is allocated for energy subsidy amounting to Rp121.0 trillion and non-energy subsidy amounting to Rp80.4 trillion," the president remarked.
In this connection, the head of state noted, the government restructures the subsidy policy by devising a selection system to determine the well-targeted recipients.
In order to support that policy, President Joko Widodo affirmed, the government will utilize a transparent database, and will restructure the system for subsidy distribution that is more accountable.
"In this manner, it is hoped that the subsidy budget could be converted to more productive expenditures," the president pointed out.
As a result, the efficiency and quality of the state expenditures can be improved in a bid to accelarate the realization of the Nawacita (Nine Priorities).(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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