Not Social Assistance, Airlangga Disburses The Highest Budget For Social Security For Fuel Subsidies
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the use of the social protection budget (perlinsos) issued by the government was mostly not for social assistance (bansos). It's a fuel subsidy.The statement was conveyed in the General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) session which was held at the Constitutional Court (MK), Friday, April 5."The largest social welfare budget is in the form of fuel, electricity, LPG, fertilizer, PSO, program loans with 58.3 percent share in 2024," said Airlangga.Airlangga explained that the social welfare in 2024 mainly came from an increase in energy subsidies. In addition, it is sourced from the movement of the rupiah exchange rate.The realization of the price of Indonesia Crude Price in 2023 is 78.43 dollars per barrel, while the assumption of Indonesia's ICP price in 2024 is 82 dollars per barrel."And the rupiah exchange rate increased by an average of Rp. 15,230 to an average of Rp. 15,664 in 2024," he said."This price increase and exchange rate have implications for increasing energy subsidies in 2024 when compared to 2023," continued AirlanggaFor information, at the General Election Result Dispute (PHPU) hearing this time, there are four President Joko Widodo or Jokowi ministers whose statements will be heard.They are Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini.
The statements of the ministers were taken into consideration by the Court in deciding the arguments of Anies-Muhaimin and the Ganjar-Mahfud camp.