JAKARTA - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the budget for the Peace Council (Board of Peace), which was formed by US President Donald Trump, would be taken from the Defense Ministry's budget.
"Yes, it will always go through the Ministry of Defense, right? It must always go through the Ministry of Defense," said Purbaya as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 3.
Until now, the Minister of Finance has not decided whether the Board of Piece contribution fund will take another share from the State Budget.
If it turns out that the budget needed is greater than the fiscal capacity in the Ministry of Defense, Purbaya opens the opportunity for budget reallocation. However, he said, fiscal management for this contribution will be carefully maintained.
"Later we will see. If it is not enough, we will reorient. The important thing is that we will keep the budget on track," he said.
The Ministry of Defense's budget in 2026 was set at IDR 187.1 trillion. The budget is used to pay TNI employees and soldiers, strengthen the main equipment of the TNI weapons system (alutsista), and strengthen other defense sectors related to state sovereignty.
For the record, President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto also signed the charter of the Board of Peace for Gaza on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) event at the Congress Hall, Davos, Switzerland, Thursday (22/1) afternoon local time.
Meanwhile, during a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (27/1), Indonesian Foreign Minister (Menlu) Sugiono stated that there was no obligation for member countries to pay a membership fee of around 1 billion US dollars (Rp. 16.82 trillion).
The Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the invited country can become a member of the Peace Council for three years.
"So if (one country) participates (pays the fund), it means that he (the member) is permanent," said Sugiono, without elaborating on whether Indonesia would contribute to the Peace Council.
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