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Indonesia digital economy and social welfare transformation

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Indonesia is advancing its digital transformation through simultaneous updates to tax collection and social welfare systems. The Directorate General of Taxes has accelerated the collection of Income Tax Article 22 for marketplace merchants, moving the implementation date from November 1 to October 1, 2026. This applies to platforms such as Blibli, Tokopedia, Lazada, and Shopee, though individual taxpayers with annual turnovers below Rp500 million are exempt. Regarding social welfare, the Ministry of Social Affairs is scaling the Digital Social Protection (Perlinsos Digital) system to ~~prepare for the 2027~~ modernize aid distribution and ensure accuracy. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has set a target for 50 percent of ~~social assistance (bansos). The government aims~~ the Indonesian population to ~~register~~ be registered in this digital system by December 2026. The platform integrates population data, national socio-economic data, and utility records, utilizing biometric facial recognition technology for enhanced verification. As of late September 2026, approximately 5.5 to 5.7 million people have registered, moving toward the long-term goal of registering 48 million families by the end of ~~2026 to facilitate digital trials for the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT).~~ 2026. To support this, over 289,000 agents—including PKH assistants, village officials, and members of the TNI and Polri—are assisting with data collection, particularly for the elderly and remote populations. In North Sumatra, Medan and North Tapanuli serve as pilot areas, though officials noted that only 9.58% of the 4.86 million recorded households have completed registration. collection. For the ~~2026 cycle,~~ fourth quarter of 2026, the government ~~has allocated Rp508.2 trillion for social protection. This budget supports various schemes,~~ is executing several aid programs, including ~~PKH for approximately~~ the distribution of 10 ~~million families and BPNT, which provides monthly food assistance~~ kg of ~~Rp200,000~~ rice monthly to ~~roughly 18~~ over 33 million ~~beneficiaries.~~ beneficiaries in economic deciles 1 through 4. Other ~~programs~~ active initiatives include ~~the rice~~ wage subsidy ~~managed by Perum Bulog,~~ programs and cash assistance through the Family Hope Program ~~Indonesia Pintar (PIP), Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU),~~ (PKH) and ~~Health Insurance Contribution~~ Non-Cash Food Assistance ~~(PBI JKN).~~ (BPNT), part of a broader strategy to protect purchasing power through 2027.

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