Government to Discuss Stimulus for Plastic-Using Industries

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has revealed that the government intends to discuss fiscal support or stimulus for industries that use plastic. The discussion is scheduled to take place at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs office in Jakarta on Tuesday (28/4). “Tomorrow (Tuesday) we will discuss it, a meeting with the task force here. The National Economic Acceleration Task Force, including debottlenecking,” said Airlangga when met at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs office in Jakarta on Monday. The meeting will serve as a forum for the government to formulate responses to issues impeding the business world, including cost pressures resulting from the recent surge in plastic prices. However, Airlangga did not elaborate on the form of stimulus that the government will prepare. Airlangga stated that further details will be provided after tomorrow’s meeting. “Wait, it will only be discussed tomorrow,” he said. The task force is led by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto as Chair I and State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi as Chair II. The establishment of the task force was stipulated through Presidential Decree Number 4 of 2026 on the Task Force for Accelerating Government Programmes to Support Economic Growth Improvement. The task force has the duty to coordinate the acceleration of government programme implementation to support economic growth enhancement, which includes, among others, the Economic Package Programme and the Economic Stimulus Programme. In addition, the task force is tasked with establishing integrated and collaborative strategic steps for accelerating government programme implementation to support economic growth enhancement, conducting monitoring and evaluation of budget realisation supporting government programme implementation. Furthermore, it establishes breakthrough strategic problem-solving steps that are quick and precise.