Sri Mulyani Make Sure There Is An Allocation To Overcome Disasters From The State Budget Of IDR 3,106.4 Trillion

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (Photo: Capture the screen of the Ministry of Finance's Youtube)

Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani emphasized that the government has allocated a number of special budgets in the APBN which are used as state expenditures in overcoming the impact of disasters in Indonesia.

According to him, this year the government has budgeted for state expenditures of IDR 3,106.4 trillion. This amount includes disaster management and mitigation funds throughout the country.

"The budget of more than Rp. 3,000 is used for many things, such as social assistance and budgets to overcome disasters, as done by Mr. Bas (the nickname of the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono) is currently ready and alert to assist local governments in dealing with disasters," he said at the handover ceremony for state-owned goods grants (BMN), Wednesday, December 7.

The Minister of Finance explained that the government increased vigilance before the end of 2022 considering the potential for disasters often occurs in this period.

"We know that December will be a rainy season that has the opportunity to have an impact on public safety and security," he said.

According to VOI records, the disaster management funds set by the government are still quite far from the ideal value. Based on data released by the Ministry of Finance, it was revealed that the APBN only budgeted IDR 5 trillion to a maximum of IDR 10 trillion per year.

That amount is less than the average value of direct damage caused by disasters in the last 15 years reaching around IDR 20 trillion per year.

Most recently, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred in Cianjur Regency, West Java. The disaster, called the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), damaged 60,570 houses and buildings.