AreaIndonesia

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/04/2013

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood subsidies

DescriptionAnnounced that effective January 2014, rations under the public subsidized distribution scheme (Raskin) will be raised by 5 kgs to 20 kgs per household and will continue to be sold at Rupiah 1 600 (USD 0.2) per kg. However, the number of eligible families was revised down from the 17.5 million in 2012 to 15.5 million in 2013.

NotesExchange rate as of 1 April 2013