GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE STIMULUS ON SMALL AND MEDIUM MICRO BUSINESSES IN PANDEMIC TIMES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF NON MILITARYDEFENSE

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some UMKM to face problems. An epidemic, or the spread of an epidemic over a large area, is a nonmilitary threat. To assist UMKM in supporting the Indonesian economy in the context of non-military defense with the dimensions of economic threat due to COVID-19 through the UMKM sector, the Indonesian government has issued several policies, one of which is the policy of providing support incentives for UMKM through the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program. Data on PEN Aid Stimulus for UMKM from 2019 to 2020 issued by the government shows that there is a positive influence between government aid stimulus to UMKM in increasing economic growth