Banten Provincial Government Cuts Budget, Public Basic Services Still Guaranteed

SERANG - The efficiency of the Banten Province Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) in 2025 will not interfere with basic services and public services. This was emphasized by the Acting Regional Secretary of Banten Province Nana Supiana.

Nana, who is also the Head of the Banten Provincial Government's Regional Government Budget Team (TAPD), said that rationalization or efficiency was carried out in supporting program spending.

The rationalization or efficiency carried out is around Rp. 1.2 trillion related to the presence of PKB and BBNKB officials. This adjustment is the other side of the rationalization of income and spending. We take good care of the health fiscal of the Banten Provincial Government," said Nana, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, February 22.

He explained that the rationalization or efficiency carried out in the 2025 Banten Provincial Budget refers to the laws and regulations.

The APBD as a legal product in the form of regional regulations, refers to the basis that is a guideline for the preparation of the 2025 APBD.

Based on Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2025 concerning Expenditure Efficiency in the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget and Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

Then the Decree of the Minister of Finance Number 29 of 2025 concerning Adjustment of Details of Transfer Allocation to Regions According to Province/Regency/City for Fiscal Year 2025.

In addition, the Circular Letter of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 900.1.13.1/6764/SJ dated December 20, 2024 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Relief and/Or Reduction Related to the Implementation of Motor Vehicle Taxes (PKB), Motor Vehicle Transfer Fee (BBNKB), PKB Ops and BBNKB Ops.

As well as the Circular Letter of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 900.1.1/640/SJ dated February 11, 2025 concerning Adjustment of Regional Development Policy Directions through Regional Government Work Plans and Changes in Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.

Nana said adjustments related to rationalization or efficiency were aimed at optimizing the priority programs of the President or the Central Government, the Banten Governor's priority program.

Meanwhile, regarding standardization and orientation of public services, it remains a priority program. The use of the budget for the welfare of the community is a big concern.

He emphasized rationalization or efficiency in supporting programs such as official travel and ceremonial events.

"Including activity programs whose measuring instruments can be evaluated. Keep fiscal stability and maintain regional performance are important points in the adjustment budgeting process," Nana said.

"So the orientation of public services is maintained. Keeping the stabilization of the budget while still paying attention to programs that have the orientation of community welfare to be a priority," he added.

He gave an example of maintaining public services for priority programs such as education, health, infrastructure for food security, handling extreme poverty, handling stunting, including basic services.

"Infrastructure that supports the programs of the central government and district/city governments is maintained so that we maintain basic public services that are a priority for us to maintain in the budget posture of the Banten Province APBD," explained Nana.