Holding A State Budget Debate Competition, Sri Mulyani Cs Wants To Educate Young People About State Finances

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) held a student-level APBN Debate Competition as an effort to educate about state finances and encourage the younger generation to play an active role in development activities and national economic recovery.

Head of the Finance Education and Training Agency (BPPK) of the Ministry of Finance Andin Hadiyanto said this annual event was aimed at challenging Indonesian youth to understand how the State Budget works very hard, not only to support the economy, but also to deal with the pandemic.

"We want them to understand how the government carries out the process of managing state finances which is reflected in policies called the APBN," he said in a press statement, Thursday, October 21.

According to Sri Mulyani's subordinates, the State Budget is an instrument that has a very strategic position in the life of the state and nation.

For that we need the best input from all circles, including students, in contributing to the preparation and management of a better APBN.

“Preparing the young generation today is something that must and is important to do. The young generation will become the backbone of the Indonesian nation, which will not only move the economic field, but also in the social and political fields in order to become an Advanced Indonesia in 2045," he said.

Furthermore, the Head of BPPK conveyed that the Ministry of Finance listened to the appreciation and input from the participants to enrich the insights of state financial policy makers.

“In the APBN Debate Competition, we are very proud because the younger generation thinks critically in inflaming the idealism of their youth as the driving force for the development of the Indonesian nation. The various interactions and results from the APBN Debate Competition also provide insight and input for the Ministry of Finance to better understand the public's perspective, especially the younger generation through the APBN," he said.

The Head of BPPK hopes that the knowledge and knowledge gained by the participants can continue to be honed and disseminated to their respective environments.

"Hopefully in the future, more and more young people and the public will emerge who understand and even participate in guarding, supervising, and supporting APBN policies," concluded Andin.