Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday that the policy had brought down the use of Pertalite, a subsidized gasoline brand from state-owned energy firm Pertamina, by almost 9 percent in April and May.

“The result was pretty good, that’s why we have decided that [the measure] will be continued,” he said, adding that the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry would issue a regulation to extend the policy.

The policy states that all civil servants in central and regional government offices, totaling more than 5 million people according to the most recent documentation, spend one day a week working from home, and the government has encouraged the private sector to do the same.

Exemptions to the policy apply to government workers in what it considers essential sectors, i.e. health care, security, energy, water and food supply, transportation, logistics, trade and finance.

The policy came into force on April 1 and is to be reviewed every two months. The extension will make the policy effective until the end of July.

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