Government to Disburse Rp 26.34 Trillion in Economic Stimulus in Second Half of 2026, Here Are the Details

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has announced that the government will disburse an economic stimulus package for the second half of 2026, with a total budget of Rp 26.34 trillion. He detailed that the stimulus includes transport incentives of approximately Rp 2.04 trillion, internship and vocational stimulus of around Rp 6.26 trillion, and food assistance amounting to Rp 18.04 trillion, during a press conference at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in Jakarta on Monday, 22 June 2026. One of the stimuli provided by the government is the setting of a final Income Tax (PPh) rate on royalties of 1.5 per cent for writers, as well as transport discount incentives during the school holiday and Christmas-New Year (Nataru) periods. The government is offering a 30 per cent discount on train tickets from 22 December 2026 to 4 January 2027, a 30 per cent discount on base ship fares from 17 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, and an exemption from ASDP port service fees from 22 December 2026 to 10 January 2027. For the school holidays, the government is providing a 30 per cent discount on train tickets from 20 June to 5 July 2026, a 30 per cent discount on base ship fares from 20 June to 15 August 2026, and an exemption from ASDP port service fees from 20 June to 5 July 2026. In addition, the government is providing a 100 per cent Government-borne Value Added Tax (PPN DTP) incentive for domestic economy class flight tickets. This 100 per cent PPN DTP incentive is also being reapplied for economy class flight tickets. There are also several stimuli in the industrial sector, including an exemption from import duties on LPG for the petrochemical industry, and a 0 per cent import duty rate for aircraft spare parts. In the employment sector, the government is continuing the internship and vocational programme. In the social protection sector, the government is distributing food aid for three months to 33.24 million recipients. The government is also continuing the programme to stabilise food supply and prices through a rice subsidy of Rp 2,000 per kilogram, with a quota of 250,000 tonnes.