Track Dark Money Transactions, PPATK Requests Additional Budget of IDR 516.4 Billion

JAKARTA - The Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) proposes an additional budget of IDR 516.4 billion for 2027 from the indicative ceiling that has been set by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Development Planning of IDR 253.3 billion.

PPATK Head Ivan Yustiavandana said the additional budget was proposed to meet the PPATK budget needs for 2027 of IDR 769.8 billion.

The budget is needed to optimize the national priority work program in tracking transactions related to criminal offenses.

"PPATK emphasizes its commitment to always manage the budget transparently, accountable, effective, and efficient in line with performance targets," said Ivan.

He said PPATK supports the implementation of the Government Work Plan, especially in the context of preventing and eradicating TPPU (money laundering), TPPT (terrorism financing crime), and PPSPM (proliferation of weapons of mass destruction) in Indonesia, through the implementation of a renewable approach and work pattern oriented to results.

Ivan explained that the proposed additional budget was planned to be allocated the largest for the prevention and eradication program of Rp. 410.3 billion.

The program will optimize various activities, namely the implementation of transaction analysis and PPATK examination, data management of reporting and supervision of compliance of PPATK reporting parties, implementation of domestic and international cooperation of TPPU, TPPT, and PPSPM.

Then for the preparation of strategies and policies on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention PPSPM, the management of information technology PPATK, the management of legal and regulatory areas of PPATK, and anti-money laundering education and training of PPATK.

"The achievement of PPATK's performance and quality of task implementation is inseparable from the existence of synergistic cooperation," he said.