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Indonesia mandates at least 20% discount on public services for people with disabilities

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Indonesian government has enacted Government Regulation (PP) Number 31 of 2026, mandating at least a 20% discount on public services for people with disabilities.
  • This regulation, a final derivative of the 2016 Law on Persons with Disabilities, covers sectors including education, transport, health, and employment.
  • The regulation aims to ensure concessions and is considered a significant milestone in implementing the disability law, with discounts potentially exceeding 20% based on service provider policies.

Indonesia's government has officially implemented a significant regulation offering concessions to people with disabilities. Government Regulation (PP) Number 31 of 2026, concerning concessions for persons with disabilities and incentives for companies, was recently enacted. This marks the final piece of regulatory follow-up to the 2016 Law on Persons with Disabilities, a decade after its initial passage.

The new regulation mandates that people with disabilities receive a minimum 20% discount on a wide range of public services and utilities. These concessions apply across various sectors, including education, transportation, healthcare, the provision of assistive devices, housing, employment, entrepreneurship, culture, tourism, and sports.

This is a landmark, so to speak. A major achievement because this PP is the final derivative regulation mandated by the Law on Persons with Disabilities, namely Law Number 8 of 2016.

— MugiyantoDeputy Minister of Human Rights Mugiyanto explaining the significance of the new government regulation.

Deputy Minister of Human Rights, Mugiyanto, hailed the regulation as a crucial milestone for the implementation of the disability law. He stated that the PP completes all the necessary derivative regulations that had been pending. "This is a landmark, so to speak. A major achievement because this PP is the final derivative regulation mandated by the Law on Persons with Disabilities, namely Law Number 8 of 2016," Mugiyanto said during a media discussion.

Mugiyanto further clarified that the regulation ensures a minimum 20% discount, with the possibility for service providers to offer higher percentages. "The Government Regulation on Concessions for Persons with Disabilities and Incentives for Companies is to ensure concessions of at least 20 percent. This means it can be higher, for example, 25 percent and so on," he added.

The Government Regulation on Concessions for Persons with Disabilities and Incentives for Companies is to ensure concessions of at least 20 percent. This means it can be higher, for example, 25 percent and so on.

— MugiyantoDeputy Minister of Human Rights Mugiyanto detailing the discount percentages mandated by the new regulation.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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