The Ministry Of Finance Proposes Additional Budget 2026 To Be IDR 52.02 Trillion

Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara. (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) led by the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati asked for an additional budget for 2026 to be IDR 52.02 trillion.

This figure increased by IDR 4.88 trillion when compared to the initial indicative ceiling of IDR 47.13 trillion.

Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara said the number was already included in seven public service agencies (BLU).

If it does not include the BLU indicative ceiling, the Ministry of Finance's pure indicative ceiling in 2026 is proposed at IDR 41.64 trillion.

"Overall, we want to propose the Ministry of Finance ceiling in 2026 of IDR 52,017,195,644,000, which is IDR 47,132,862,219,000 plus IDR 4,884,333,425,000. We propose this as an optimal budget allocation to carry out the duties and functions as a fiscal manager," he said in a working meeting with Commission XI DPR RI, Monday, July 14.

He detailed that the additional budget was intended to meet a number of strategic needs, namely support for achieving the state revenue target of Rp1.20 trillion; mandatory and priority services of Rp1.74 trillion; information and communication technology (ICT) expenditure financing which has not yet been initiated at Rp1.90 trillion; and the basic needs of the new echelon I unit amounting to Rp41.32 billion.

Suahasil added, like other ministries and institutions, the indicative ceiling is mostly allocated for personnel expenditure, office operations and the implementation of basic functions at least.

Therefore, he added, strategic activities require additional budgets that are not covered by the initial ceiling, this also applies to other Ministries / Agencies (K/L).

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance's total budget for 2026 will be used for five main programs, namely fiscal policy programs; state revenue management programs; State expenditure management programs; treasury management programs, state assets, and risks; management support programs.

The total budget for seven BLUs under the Ministry of Finance reached IDR 10.38 trillion, consisting of educational fund management institutions (LPDP) IDR 3.93 trillion; oil palm plantation fund management agency (BPDP) IDR 6.06 trillion; international development cooperation fund institution (LDKPI) IDR 43.01 billion and environmental fund management agency (BPDLH) IDR 69.60 billion.

Then, the government investment center (PIP) is IDR 95.64 billion; state asset management institution (LMAN) IDR 163.47 billion; and state financial polytechnic (PKN) STAN IDR 15.03 billion.

Responding to the proposal, Chairman of Commission XI DPR RI Mukhamad Misbakhun expressed his surprise because it is not uncommon for the Ministry of Finance as the manager of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) to propose an additional budget for itself.

"So I (Sri Mulyani) asked you too. I don't know what this said, so I asked myself for less shopping. I kept asking for approval from all of us. The centers that have less money, especially those on the edges," he explained.

He added that the proposal would still be discussed further with each echelon I unit of the Ministry of Finance, while still prioritizing the principle of efficiency as emphasized by President Prabowo.

"We understand that the spirit is to maintain state finances, the spirit is efficiency as outlined by Mr. President Prabowo, we must be efficient in using the budget," he said.