Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has responded to public\ncomplaints about many low-income people being classified in deciles 9\nand 10. Purbaya assured that the government is improving the National\nSocio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN) to make aid distribution more\naccurate.<\/p>\n
Purbaya revealed that his ministry has allocated a substantial budget\nto the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) for this purpose. The total\nbudget for DTSEN and the census this year reached slightly above Rp7\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey asked for additional budget at the beginning of the year, and\nwe fulfilled it to ensure DTSEN is good. So next year it should be\nbetter. If one or two errors occur, that is usually always the case in\nsurveys. But I hope next year it will be neater,\u201d Purbaya said at the\nMinistry of Finance office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday (26\/8).<\/p>\n
The issue of decile accuracy is crucial given the government\u2019s plan\nto restrict subsidised Pertalite fuel. The programme is intended to\ntarget upper-class households in deciles 9 and 10. Purbaya stressed that\nthe restriction system is still being prepared and will only be\nimplemented once it is truly ready.<\/p>\n
Responding to cases of decile misclassification in the field, the\nFinance Minister said special handling would be carried out. \u201cIf there\nis a problem, say it has not yet reached the new DTSEN, we will handle\nit case by case,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Previously, sharp criticism came from the President of the\nAll-Indonesia Workers\u2019 Union Association (Aspirasi), Mirah Sumirat. She\nreported that many workers whose economic conditions remained the same\nor even worsened had their decile positions rise in the system.<\/p>\n
Mirah expressed concern that inaccurate decile changes would remove\nthe names of poor people from the list of social assistance (bansos)\nrecipients. She urged the government to ensure the data system does not\nharm people in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not let the poor be defeated by numbers and defeated by the\nsystem,\u201d Mirah stressed in her statement on Monday (24\/8).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/finance-minister-purbaya-targets-dtsen-improvements-next-year-after-decile-misclassification-1787730656", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }