Policy for Widening the Budget Deficit for Handling Covid-19 Reviewed from a Responsive Legal Perspective
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The writing of this article aims to analyze whether the policy of widening the budget deficit for handling COVID-19 is in accordance with the perspective of responsive law. The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a multidimensional crisis, the impact of which is felt throughout the world, including Indonesia. The extraordinary impact of COVID-19 conditions occurs in the humanitarian sector and the economic sector. The government took swift measures, through Perpu 1/2020, which specified that the budget deficit could exceed 3%. The research method used is doctrinal legal research, with research typology using descriptive-analytical. The research material uses secondary data, which includes primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The writing of this article will use literature studies whose results are analyzed qualitatively. Through this research, it was found that the policy of widening the budget deficit has provided fiscal space for the government to maneuver in order to finance the handling of COVID-19, which is focused on three areas, namely Health, Social Safety Net, and Economic Recovery. This responsive policy has provided legal legitimacy that allows the Government to achieve its goal of protecting the public from the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy of widening the budget deficit has also saved lives and restored the people's economy.
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