Jakarta, Sept. 26 -- Indonesia's government has decided to expand its social assistance programme with a total budget of 6.5 trillion IDR (390 million USD), which includes doubling the amount of cooking oil distributed to beneficiaries starting in October.
Accordingly, households eligible for support will be provided with 2 litres of cooking oil per month in October and November, instead of 1 litre previously. Each household will also continue to receive 10kg of rice per month.
Indonesian House of Representatives' Budget Committee Chairman Said Abdullah said the adjustment is aimed at boosting people's purchasing power in the context of fluctuating food prices. He added that an earlier proposal to provide five litres of oil per household ...