Revealed! Sri Mulyani Disburses IDR 19 Trillion To The Police For Modernization Of Almatsus And Sarpras

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JAKARTA - Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, revealed that the government had disbursed funds of not less than IDR 19.73 trillion to the Indonesian National Police for the modernization of 32,387 units of special material equipment (Almatsus) and facilities and infrastructure (Sarpras).

In his explanation, the Minister of Finance said that this figure was part of the capital expenditure of the National Police.

"This includes tactical land transportation equipment, weapons, and ammunition, as well as sensing equipment", she said at a press conference on our State Budget through online channels, Tuesday, December 21.

The Minister of Finance added that the IDR 19.73 trillion realization book was the progress of 95.96 percent of the set target.

Meanwhile, the absorption of all National Police's capital expenditures until November 30, 2021, was IDR 22.6 trillion, an increase of 57 percent compared to the same period in the previous year of IDR 14.4 trillion.

In addition to the National Police, several ministries/agencies that are classified as large in the realization of capital expenditures include the Ministry of Public Works and Housing at IDR 66.4 trillion, the Ministry of Defense to IDR 25.2 trillion, and the Ministry of Transportation at IDR 12.9 trillion.

"It is hoped that the benefits of this capital expenditure can be directly felt by the community", concluded Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani.