The Impact of Indonesian Government Policies in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

In this study the question is the impact of the Indonesian Government's policies in facing the Covid-19 Pandemic because various policies have been carried out by the Indonesian Government. Government policies that limit working hours lead to layoffs resulting in increased unemployment with high criminal effects, many employers ask the Government to open lockdowns because they are unable to survive for a long time. In the field of education, the learning material obtained by students is not optimal, besides the signal constraints in several regions in Indonesia. Various public services change which makes people feel constrained, especially services in the health sector. This study aims to analyze the impact of the Indonesian Government's policies in facing the Covid-19 Pandemic. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach through normative legal methods. The Indonesian Government's policies to deal with the Covid-19 Pandemic not only hampered the community in various aspects of life, some also helped the community such as banking policies that helped customer credit, wage subsidies, electricity subsidies, quota subsidies, assistance for micro, smal and medium enterprises, income assistance to each head of family of course this is with certain terms and conditions, the various policies have several obstacles in their implementation. The impact of the Indonesian Government's policies in dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic is very diverse, but this has really helped Indonesians face the Covid-19 Pandemic. Keywords—impact, policy, government, pandemic