Minister Of Public Works Make Sure There Is No WFA Implementation Even Though The Budget Is Cut By IDR 81.38 Trillion

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo ensured that the ministry he leads will not implement work from home (WFH) or work from anywhere (WFA) to support budget cuts policies.

The reason, he said, is that PU is one of the ministries that conducts a lot of direct interactions in working on various projects.

"God willing, there won't be any. It's difficult if we want that. Sometimes, right, we have to interact a lot," said Dody to reporters when met at his office, Monday, February 10.

Dody assessed that cutting the budget itself is not an excuse for the ministry he leads to implement WFH or WFA. However, he said, the policy could be implemented ahead of the 2025 Eid momentum.

Because, Dody assessed, at that time there were many close holidays. Thus, the surge in human movement at the same time can be anticipated.

"There are a few days near Lebaran whose holidays are too tight, which is then a bit extended for WFA, that's it. So that those who go home don't rest for a few days, so it's not too crowded," he said.

"The density on toll roads is not too big, that's all," he continued.

Furthermore, Dody also said that his ministry would not reduce employees in the midst of budget efficiency.

"WFA doesn't exist, when (employee) is cut. Right, it must start from WFA first and then cut. (This) doesn't exist," he said.

For your information, this year's Ministry of Public Works budget was cut by IDR 81.38 trillion after President Prabowo Subianto instructed spending savings from the APBN and APBD through Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2025.

As a result, from the ceiling previously set at Rp110.95 trillion, now the Ministry of Public Works budget only remains at Rp29.57 trillion.

With the remaining budget currently, Minister Dody chose to limit the construction of a single year contract and a new multi-year contract sourced from pure rupiah. Then, limit the purchase of heavy equipment.

"We are now only optimizing the existing heavy equipment," said Dody in a working meeting (Raker) with Commission V DPR RI at the Senayan Parliament Building, Thursday, February 6.

The next policy is to limit emergency response funds that are more effective and efficient, limit official travel at home and abroad, reduce office writing equipment (ATK) spending, eliminate ceremonial activities, eliminate offline coordination meetings and replace them with online meetings.

Furthermore, eliminating public relations spending that is not a priority, such as banners and banners. The rest, Dody instructed the efficiency of operational spending and non-operational spending.