The Ministry Of Finance Opens To Block The Budget For Efficiency Results

JAKARTA - The government through the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has unblocked a budget of IDR 86.6 trillion until April 25, 2025 for 99 ministries and institutions (K/L).

This policy is a follow-up to Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 1 of 2025 which emphasizes the importance of efficiency in K/L spending and transfers to regions to optimize the use of the state budget in 2025.

Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara explained that the implementation of the Presidential Instruction had been followed up with the issuance of the Decree of the Minister of Finance (KMK) Number 29/2025 regarding the Allocation of Transfers to Regions (TKD), as well as a circular letter from the Minister of Finance to all Ministries / Agencies dated February 13, 2025.

Then on March 7, 2025, the Minister of Finance submitted a report on the implementation of the Presidential Instruction to the President, as well as submitted a request for approval to refocus, relocate, and unblock the budget.

Suahasil conveyed that this step aims to ensure that K/L spending is more focused and in line with national development priorities.

"We want to report that until April 25, 2025, the Ministry of Finance together with all Ministries/Agencies (K/L) have sharpened, relocated the budget, have carried out the process of unblocking in accordance with the results of spending efficiency according to the president's directive for national development priorities of Rp. 86.6 trillion has been carried out so that they can shop again", he said at the KiTa State Budget Press Conference, Wednesday, April 30.

Of the total, Rp33.11 trillion came from the opening of a block of 23 K/L affected by the restructuring of the Red and White Cabinet, while the remaining Rp53.49 trillion came from 76 other K/L.

"With the reallocation and sharpening, there has been a reprioritization of spending, then this K/L expenditure starts to roll on," he said.