"It is difficult to cut the poverty rate by one point because it only declines by 0.8 point," National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana told a working meeting which discussed economic outlook 2013 here on Monday.
She said that the country's poverty rate by September 2012 was recorded at 11.66 percent, higher than the government's target at 10.5-11.5 percent. "There were still problems in the implementation of the programs," Armida said.
For this, the minister said, the government would improve the effectiveness of the country's poverty elimination programs in 2013 by among others enhancing work opportunities and reduce the number of unemployment. (*/M038/T007)
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