Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Projects Budget Absorption Of IDR 5.67 Trillion Until The End Of 2022, Quarter I Has Reached IDR 456.9 Billion

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building. (Photo: Doc. Antara/Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Arifin Tasrif, reported that the realization of state expenditures reached IDR 456.9 billion or exceeded the target of IDR 11.8 billion at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"The realization of the budget up to the first quarter as of March 31, 2022, was IDR 456.9 billion or 7.74 percent. This is a surplus of IDR 11.8 billion or 0.2 percent of the first quarter target of IDR 445.1 billion or 7.54 percent", said the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in his statement.

Of several units within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, said Arifin, the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recorded the highest realization figure reaching 19.36 percent or IDR 56.73 billion, followed by the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources at 15.45 percent or IDR 10.25 billion, and the Directorate General Mineral and Coal amounted to 15.32 percent or IDR 73.33 billion.

Arifin hopes that the realization of the ESDM Ministry's budget can reach 95.94 percent or IDR 5.67 trillion from the budget posture which reaches IDR 5.9 trillion by the end of 2022.

"By the end of December 2022, it is hoped that the realization can reach 5.67 trillion or our target of 95.94 percent", he hoped.

In 2022, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' budget will reach IDR 5.9 trillion, with personnel spending of IDR 914.9 billion or 15.5 percent, goods spending of IDR 3.28 trillion or 55.6 percent, capital expenditure of IDR 1.7 trillion or 28.9 percent.

The budget is sourced from pure rupiah of IDR 4.89 trillion or 83 percent, Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) of IDR 544.5 billion or 9.2 percent, Public Service Agencies of IDR 457.8 billion or 7.8 percent, and foreign grants. of IDR4.7 billion or 0.1 percent.

Arifin conveyed that the use of the largest budget allocation was intended to support infrastructure and survey activities with a value of 2.97 or 49.1 percent. Furthermore, for operational activities and internal services amounting to 2.1 trillion or 35.2 percent and the non-physical public at 925 billion or 15.7 percent.

"A large portion of the overall budget is allocated to structural activities and surveys of natural resources. Because this has a direct impact on the community", said Arifin.

Several programs that directly touch the community include the gas network program, fisherman's converter kit (konkit), farmers' connection, PJU-TS, EBT revitalization, electrical power distribution equipment or APdal, assistance for new electricity installations, rooftop PLTS, PLTMH, volcano observation posts. , geological disaster mitigation system, and geological information center.

To carry out the duties and functions of government and public services, continued Arifin, non-physical public activities are also carried out, including public services by the Public Service Agency, guidance and supervision of business entities, and smooth distribution of fuel, preparation of dissemination, and monitoring and evaluation of policy implementation and regulation, management of natural resource identification and mapping data.

Meanwhile, to strengthen the work of organizational machines in carrying out government and public services, it is necessary to carry out internal service activities of the Ministry of institutions, including salaries and allowances, office operations and restoration, as well as strengthening the capacity and professionalism of human resources, as well as carrying out internal supervision.