Elon Musk's Money Can 'Support' Indonesia For 1 Year: Equivalent To The IDR 2,500 Trillion National Budget As Described By Sri Mulyani

Elon R. Musk (Foto: Marssociety.org)

JAKARTA - On Friday, January 8, 2020, Bloomberg has released a report on the list of the world's richest people, which is summarized in the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

From the news, it was written that Elon R. Musk managed to occupy the top position with a net worth of 195 billion US dollars. If converted into rupiah, the value is approximately Rp. 2,500 trillion. Fantastic!

The wealth of the electric car business owner Tesla Inc. is even able to overtake Jeff Bezos "old rich man" who usually perches in the top position. Earlier this year, Jeff was known to 'only' have a fortune of 185 billion US dollars, or less than Elon.

Jeff, a businessman who owns Amazon's boss, must be willing to be 'smoked' by Elon after previously enjoying the title of the richest person on the planet for some time.

Then, how many possessions does the richest man in the world have?

Through the money he has, Elon can actually buy a small country in the Pacific, or an exotic island in the Caribbean. But, if you want to be more complex, the Tesla boss is actually able to finance Indonesia for one full year. Why Indonesia?

On Wednesday, January 6, 2020, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani held a virtual press conference regarding the realization of the 2020 State Budget (APBN). .

This figure is indeed more wasteful than the initial 2020 plan of IDR 2,540 trillion because it must accommodate the impact of the pandemic.

However, the realization over the past year is still more efficient than the revised APBN which is projected to cost Rp2,739 trillion. In other words, the state through the Ministry of Finance succeeded in reducing costs of around IDR 150 trillion.

But what needs to be remembered is that over the past year state spending was also supported by financing, aka debt, and was not fully fulfilled in terms of income.

So if Indonesia is likened to a beautiful girl, then it is certain that only Elon R. Musk can be the best husband figure because he can 'support' this country for one year with a personal wealth of IDR 2,500 trillion.