Indonesia braces for high inflation

Timely aid: Vendors sell fish at a traditional market in Tangerang, west of Jakarta. The Indonesian government launched a wage subsidy for 8.8 million low-income workers this week. — AFP

JAKARTA: The government has rolled out new social aid programmes and is restructuring the state budget to cushion the effect of soaring consumer prices on low-income Indonesians.

The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister launched a wage subsidy for 8.8 million low-income workers this week, as well as cash aid for 12 million micro, small and medium enterprises and direct cash transfers for cooking oil for 23 million homes and small businesses.