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MICRO LOANSADMINISTRATIVE COST
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
WELFARE INDICATORS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC POLICY
DISABLED
CONFLICT
PUBLIC WORKS
SAVINGS
LABOR MARKETS
RECESSION
EPIDEMICS
TARGETING
SAFETY
COMMUNITIES
VILLAGE LEVEL
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
POOR
DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
INTERVENTIONS
DEBT
COST OF ACCESS
ECONOMIC SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
URBAN AREAS
RURAL
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
SAFETY NET
FOOD BASKET
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
TRANSFER AMOUNTS
ENROLLMENT
SOCIAL WELFARE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
EXCLUSION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
CAPITA EXPENDITURE
MALNUTRITION
POOR CHILDREN
SANITATION
ECONOMIC CRISES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
POVERTY RATE
EARNINGS
POVERTY REDUCTION
EXPENDITURE
INCOME SUPPORT
BUSINESS CAPITAL
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FOOD ITEMS
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
EQUALITY
INSTALLMENTS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOOD SECURITY
HEALTH INSURANCE
CORRUPTION
EXCHANGE RATES
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION
FEMALE
NUTRITION
RESERVE ACCOUNTS
FOOD EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
CASH TRANSFERS
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
SCHOLARSHIP
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
DISTRICTS
EMPLOYEE
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
EMPOWERMENT
FOOD CONSUMPTION
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
FOOD PRICES
LOANS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
VILLAGE
RURAL AREAS
NEIGHBORHOODS
BIASES
POVERTY LINE
RECEIPT
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
DISTRICT LEVEL
CREDIT CRUNCH
CORRELATES OF POVERTY
BLT
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26698Abstract
The Bantuan Langsung Tunai (BLT) program
 had a clear and modest objective: supplement consumption for
 poor households facing unprecedented price increases. In
 2005 subsidy cuts raised household fuel prices by an average
 of over 125 percent with 88, 186, and 105 percent increases
 in gasoline, kerosene, and solar (diesel) fuels
 respectively. BLT, a direct cash transfer in four
 installments over one year, funded from the implied
 budgetary savings from subsidy reductions, was in many
 respects the most significant Government of Indonesia (GOI)
 response to these programmed increases in fuel prices. It
 was targeted to the poor households who were benefiting
 least from the old subsidy regime and most at risk from the
 negative impacts on consumption from price increases. A
 mostly-similar BLT was introduced again in 2008 when
 international crises in both financial markets and in food
 prices combined with another domestic reduction to fuel
 subsidies. BLT provided just-in-time cash assistance to
 households affected by an economic shock. BLT added cash
 amounts to a household's budget equal to approximately
 15 percent of regular expenditures in 2005. These transfers
 were more than enough to cover increased expenditure on
 fuels. Benefits continued for one year as shocks from
 government policy reverberated through the rest of the
 macro-economy, allowing beneficiaries time to readjust
 spending patterns to new relative prices.Date
2012-02Type
ReportIdentifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/26698http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26698
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