JAKARTA -- Indonesia will expand its cash handout scheme for lower-income households, injecting an additional 30 trillion rupiah ($1.8 billion) in hopes of stimulating the economy in the final quarter of the year, the government announced Friday.
Economy
Indonesia injects $1.8bn into cash aid to spur Q4 growth
Additional package to benefit 35 million households, minister says
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announces economic stimulus measures during a press conference in Jakarta on Oct. 17. (Indonesia's Presidential Secretariat)
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