Government And Banggar DPR Agree On State And TKD Expenditures To Increase At RAPBN 2026

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JAKARTA - The government through the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) together with the DPR RI Budget Agency (Banggar) have agreed to amend the 2026 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Draft (RAPBN), especially in the components of state spending and budget deficits.

Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Banggar Said Abdullah said that the total state expenditure in 2026 had increased from IDR 3,786.5 trillion, an increase of IDR 56.2 trillion to IDR 3,842.7 trillion.

"State spending, which was initially Rp3,786.49 trillion, with a letter from the government, state spending rose to Rp3,842.72 trillion. There was an increase of Rp56.23 trillion," he said in a working meeting at the DPR Building, Thursday, September 18.

The addition of state spending comes from two main components, namely central government spending and regional transfer expenditures (TKD), namely for central government spending, the budget from Rp3,136.5 trillion increased by Rp13.2 trillion to Rp3,149.7 trillion.

In detail, ministry/institutional expenditures (K/L) increased from Rp1,498.3 trillion, up Rp12.3 trillion to Rp1,510.5 trillion, while non-K/L expenditures slightly increased by Rp0.9 trillion from Rp1,638.2 trillion to Rp1,639.2 trillion.

Meanwhile, the allocation for TKD also increased significantly from Rp650 trillion to Rp43 trillion to Rp693 trillion. This increase is a response to the aspirations of various commissions in the DPR and the public spotlight related to regional funds.

"Of course, the increase in Rp43 trillion is in accordance with the request from commissions and various reports, basically the TKD affairs from Rp650 trillion were responded by the government to increase to Rp693 trillion, Rp692,995 trillion. Sorry, I was afraid of being wrong because of the number affair," he explained.

Meanwhile, because state expenditures are higher than the revenue target of IDR 3,153.6 trillion, the deficit in the 2026 State Budget Draft is IDR 689.1 trillion or 2.68 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). This figure is higher than the previous draft which amounted to IDR 638.8 trillion or 2.48 percent of GDP.

"The deficit was initially 638.807.6 to 689.147.9. The percentage deficit for GDP, which was originally 2.48 percent, is now an adjustment of 2.68 percent, or there is an increase of 0.2 percent," he said.

As a consequence of the increase in the deficit, budget financing needs also increased, from IDR 638.8 trillion to IDR 689.1 trillion.