Mataram, Aug. 1 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Friday reminded beneficiaries of the wage subsidy assistance (BSU) program to strictly spend the funds on productive goods and activities to support their families.

"As we have entered a new academic year, you can use the BSU funds to purchase books and school bags, sticking to productive purposes," he expounded while reviewing BSU distribution at a post office in Mataram city, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province.

He warned the public against misusing the assistance for online gambling, stressing that the government can trace such misuse through bank accounts registered for the aid disbursal.

He then appealed to fathers not to spend the BSU money on cigarettes, but use it to mee...