KKP Asks For Additional Budget Of IDR 20 Billion For The Allocation Of Pupuk Subsidy For The Fisheries Sector 2025

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) asked the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani to provide an additional budget of IDR 20 billion for the allocation of subsidized fertilizers by 2025.

This was conveyed by the Director General of Fisheries Budi Daya KKP Tb Haeru Rahayu during Commission IV of the DPR RI RDP with Echelon 1 Ministry of Agriculture, Director General of Fisheries Budi Daya KKP and President Director of PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, June 19.

The man who is familiarly called Tebe said that later the proposed additional budget would be given to 12,500 fish cultivators in the country.

"During the process of obtaining a subsidized fertilizer allocation, it is necessary to support the budget for non-subsidized fertilizer assistance for fish cultivators into the proposed additional budget for 2025 of 1,250 tons for 12,500 cultivators, a value of approximately Rp. 20 billion," he said.

Tebe hopes that Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Kemenko Perekonomian) and the Ministry of State Secretariat will encourage the provision of a legal umbrella that includes the fertilizer category for traditional cultivators into the fertilizer subsidy program.

"Thus, subsidized fertilizer for fish cultivators can be re-allocated in the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN)," he said.

According to Tebe, there are still many subsidized fertilizer needs that the government must provide for the fisheries sector. However, he said, this could not be done optimally because of the two main obstacles that must be faced.

First, there is no legal umbrella for subsidized fertilizer management in the fisheries sector. Second, there is a shortage of fertilizer availability for fish cultivators in the market.

"It turns out that for a small number, it is a bit difficult for us to get it. Hopefully today, we will get enlightenment and support from ladies and gentlemen," he added.