Jokowi Designs State Expenditure Prabowo-Gibran Era For IDR 3,613.1 Trillion, For Anything?

The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prabowo Subianto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set state spending in the 2025 state budget (RAPBN) of IDR 3,613.1 trillion. This draft will be implemented during the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka administration.

Jokowi said the state expenditure consisted of central government spending of Rp2,693.2 trillion, as well as transfers to the regions amounting to Rp919.9 trillion.

The big image of the 2025 RAPBN architecture is as follows. State spending is planned at IDR 3,613.1 trillion," he said in a speech delivering the 2025 RAPBN and Financial Notes, at the DPR Building, Jakarta, Friday, August 16.

Jokowi said that of this amount, IDR 722.6 trillion will be allocated for the education budget. The funds will be used to improve the nutrition of school children, renovate schools, and develop superior schools.

"Education budgets are also for the expansion of scholarship programs, cultural promotion, strengthening world-class universities, as well as for research development," he explained.

Then, continued Jokowi, the budget for social protection was allocated Rp504.7 trillion. Funds to reduce the burden on the poor and vulnerable, and accelerate poverty alleviation, which is carried out more precisely on target, effectively and efficiently.

The planned health budget is IDR 197.8 trillion, or 5.5 percent of state spending. The budget is intended to improve quality and service affordability, accelerate stunting reduction and infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, and provide free health checks," he said.

Then, continued Jokowi, the food security budget is planned at IDR 124.4 trillion. The budget will be directed to support increased productivity, maintain food price availability and affordability, improve the distribution chain of agricultural products, and increase access to financing for farmers.

"Infrastructure development is budgeted at IDR 400.3 trillion. The budget is mainly for education and health infrastructure, connectivity infrastructure, food and energy infrastructure, and the sustainability of IKN development," he explained.

Meanwhile, Jokowi continued, the transfer budget to the regions is planned at IDR 919.9 trillion. This budget is used to increase the synergy of central and regional fiscal policies, harmonize central and regional spending, and reduce regional inequality and strengthen inter-regional cooperation.

"Improving local revenues must continue to pay attention to the investment climate, ease of doing business, and community welfare, as well as strengthening access and quality of public services," he said.