Volume 9 : As of 11 May 2020 Table of Contents DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 NATIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Policy and regulation ................................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Budget and program shifting .................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Food supply.............................................................................................................................................................. 4 East Java ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 1. Policy and regulation ................................................................................................................................................ 5 2. Budget and program shifting .................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Food supply.............................................................................................................................................................. 6 4. Rural economy ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Assistances needed by local government ................................................................................................................ 8 Central Java ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9 1. Policy and regulation ................................................................................................................................................ 9 2. Food supply............................................................................................................................................................ 10 3. Rural economy ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 4. Assistances needed by local government .............................................................................................................. 11 West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) ................................................................................................................................................ 12 1. Policy and regulation .............................................................................................................................................. 12 2. Budget and program shifting .................................................................................................................................. 13 3. Food supply............................................................................................................................................................ 13 4. Rural economy ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 5. Assistances needed by local government .............................................................................................................. 14 6. Other crosscutting issues ....................................................................................................................................... 15 East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) ................................................................................................................................................. 16 1. Policy and regulation .............................................................................................................................................. 16 2. Budget and program shifting .................................................................................................................................. 17 3. Food supply............................................................................................................................................................ 18 4. Rural economy ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 5. Other crosscutting issues ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Papua ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20 1. Policy and regulation .............................................................................................................................................. 20 2. Budget and program shifting ....................................................................................................................................... 21 3. Food supply ............................................................................................................................................................... 21 4. Rural economy ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 5. Assistances needed by local government .................................................................................................................. 22 6. Other crosscutting issues ........................................................................................................................................... 22 West Papua ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 1. Policy and regulation .............................................................................................................................................. 23 2. Budget and program shifting .................................................................................................................................. 23 3. Food supply............................................................................................................................................................ 24 4. Rural economy ....................................................................................................................................................... 24 5. Assistances needed by local government .............................................................................................................. 24 6. Other crosscutting issues ....................................................................................................................................... 24 PROVINCIAL SITUATION REPORT (PSR) 1 DISCLAIMER PRISMA and Palladium attempt to verify the data and/or information in this report but, due to the rapid nature of the COVID-19 response, there may still be errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Subsequently, PRISMA and Palladium assume no responsibility or liability for the content of this report. PROVINCIAL SITUATION REPORT (PSR) 2 NATIONAL OVERVIEW 1. Policy and regulation Impact at change or enactment of governments’ policy & regulation in response to the pandemic, such as lock-down and other types of restriction, roles of government’s task force, etc ▪ The Ministry of Transportation reopened access for public transportation starting on Thursday, 7 May 2020. The requirement, however, is that public transport operators must comply with health protocols. The Ministry of Transportation also underlined that ‘mudik’ is still restricted. Passengers that may travel using public transport are regulated under the restriction and implementation of health protocols pursuant to Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 18 of 2020 and Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 25 of 2020. https://bit.ly/2WkbLpv ▪ Several Indonesian airlines have resumed domestic passenger flights following a letter from the COVID- 19 task force allowing certain people to travel despite government travel restrictions. Service will be reopened gradually this month. https://bit.ly/3ckWryx ▪ The Minister of Finance predicts that the poverty rate will increase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is even predicted to drop as in 2011. According to the Social Minister, Juliari Batubara, the national poverty rate would certainly rise in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He mentioned that based on several surveys the figure would stand in a double-digit or over 10%. https://bit.ly/3co4SJh; https://bit.ly/2YMXO57 2. Budget and program shifting Impact at shifting of government’s budget & program to respond to the pandemic ▪ The Minister of Finance plans to cut again the Ministries/Institutions’ spending budget by Rp 50 trillion as part of budget allocation for handling the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the minister, the actual capital expenditure