There Is Budget Cut, The Car Of The Ministry Of SOEs Officials Is No Longer Full Of Electricity

SOE Minister Erick Thohir. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir decided to replace the official car of his ministry officials from initially electric-based to hybrid.

This decision is in the context of budget efficiency.

Initially, Erick revealed that his ministry's budget was cut by Rp115.6 billion from Rp277.5 billion.

This means that the ministry's budget ceiling remains only IDR 161.9 billion.

However, Erick said, his party had proposed to the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) that the budget ceiling received by the Ministry of SOEs in 2025 be IDR 215 billion.

Erick explained that the Rp215 billion budget was already included in the efficacy carried out by the meter. For example, reducing the budget for official vehicles by 66 percent.

Furthermore, Erick said, initially the official vehicles used by SOE Ministry officials were all electricity-based, now they are hybrid.

"Yesterday we all rented us to try to replace the cheaper one from an electric car to a hybrid, the goal was now a hybrid electric. The price could be up to 66 percent cheaper," he said in a working meeting with Commission VI of the DPR, Jakarta, Thursday, February 13.

Then, continued Erick, his party had also cut the official travel budget by 54 percent. Then, the reduction in SOE supervision costs by 50 percent. Also, the reduction in IT facilities is up to 41 percent.

"Then the ATK reduction is up to 90 percent, and 70 percent reduction in leadership facilities," he said.

In addition, Erick admitted that he saved the budget for meeting activities by 43 percent.

"As well as eliminating ceremonial things, we have cut it. Then 39 percent efficiency in building use," said Erick.