- DPR supports raising VAT from 11% to 12% to fund strategic government programs
- Said Abdullah of DPR’s Budget Agency announced the VAT increase will finance initiatives like free meals and health check-ups
- Funds will also support building hospitals, schools, and food storage facilities across various levels
- Abdullah emphasized the need for risk mitigation to protect lower and middle-class families from the VAT hike
- He suggested boosting budget for social protection to include vulnerable and near-poor families
- Timely and targeted execution of social programs is crucial
- Subsidies for public transport and housing for lower middle class are recommended
- Expansion of subsidies for fuel, LPG, and electricity to cover middle-class families is proposed
- Online motorcycle taxi drivers should receive fuel subsidies
- Abdullah advocates for broader subsidy coverage for the lower-middle class
Source: en.antaranews.com
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