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Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Suhariyanto said that the measurement of the poverty line by BPS is already higher than the World Bank standard. It was delivered to answer the controversy related to the determination of the poverty line.
"The poverty line set by the BPS is relatively high, with 401,000 rupees a month and month," said Suhariyanto in West Merdeka 9 Forum in Jakarta, Monday 30/7.
He pointed out that the determination of the poverty line is the national average. Thus, the poverty line will be different in each region.
He pointed out that DKI Jakarta had a poverty line of 593,000 Rp per capita per month. With an estimated average of a poor family of five, the expenditure is 3.1 million rupees per family per month. Meanwhile, NTT's poverty line reached Rp. 354 000 per capita, or about Rp. 2 million per poor family per month
. However, the national poverty line set by the BPS is higher than the poverty line. World Bank. Notably, the World Bank sets the extreme poverty standard of $ 1.9 per capita per day purchasing power parity (PPP). With a PPP of US $ 5,341, the BPS poverty line equals US $ 2.5 per capita per day
Previously, the BPS announced a poverty rate of 9.82% in Indonesia or, for first time, a percentage of poor people. in a single digit
BPS noted, the number of poor Indonesians in March 2018 was 25.95 million people. This number has decreased, compared to September 2017 which stood at 26.58 million people, or 10.12%.
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