Minister Dody Says The 2025 PU Budget Will Be Cut For The Ministry Of PKP

Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

The Ministry of Public Works (PU)'s budget in 2025 will be cut to be allocated as a ceiling for the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP).

This information was conveyed by the Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, after a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Finance (Wamenkeu) Suahasil Nazara at the PU Ministry office, Jakarta, Monday, November 18.

"Just discussion it so that the 2025 jobs that have been announced can be done properly, quickly, effectively and efficiently. That, really, nothing else," said Dody.

Dody explained that the meeting with the Deputy Minister of Finance also discussed budget refocusing between the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of PKP.

On the same occasion, Deputy Minister of Public Works Diana Kusumastuti confirmed this. He explained that his ministry's budget, which was originally set at IDR 116 trillion, would be cut to be allocated to the Ministry of PKP.

"So, the budget is still the same as the existing provisions. Yesterday PUPR, right, IDR 116 trillion, but it's divided into two. Public Works and PR," he said.

The value is around Rp. 5.1 trillion, which was originally the budget of the Directorate General of Housing, Ministry of PUPR.

Meanwhile, the remaining Rp111 trillion budget will be used by the Ministry of Public Works to complete a number of infrastructure projects that have been implemented.

"Yesterday for housing, right, it was only IDR 5 trillion. Yes, it was IDR 5 trillion there (Ministry of PKP). Well, the rest (disbursement of the budget of the Ministry of PKP) will ask for it themselves. The proposed process starts January 2, 2025," he concluded.