A Month As President Jokowi's Staff Staff, Grace Natalie Values Free Food Programs For The Form Of Community Program Estates

Presidential Staff and Deputy Chairperson of the PSI Board of Trustees Grace Natalie (left) after being received by President Jokowi at the Palace, Jakarta, Monday (4 September 2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) Special Staff (Staffsus) Grace Natalie stated that the Free Nutrition Eating Program was a real form of President Jokowi's social program relay to the era of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka administration.

Grace, who has only been appointed President Jokowi's staff for about a month, said the program would not affect the government's fiscal, especially in keeping the deficit below 3 percent in the 2025 State Budget.

"Pak Prabowo's administration will run the Free Nutrition Food Program. At the same time, Pak Jokowi's careful government fiscal policy will continue, this shows that the sustainability of the Jokowi administration to the Prabowo administration is really real," he said. confirmed in Jakarta, Wednesday, June 26, confiscated by Antara.

This was conveyed by Grace based on the results of a coordination meeting with Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, and the Prabowo-Gibran Synchronization Task Force Team, Sufmi Dasco and Thomas Djiwandono, in Jakarta, Tuesday, June 25.

Grace said the policy would dispel concerns by a number of parties, including economic actors.

"In his 10 years of government, Pak Jokowi has carried out various programs that are really beneficial in society. Pak Prabowo-Gibran's government will also continue community programs, especially the Nutrition Eating Program," he said.

Previously, the government of President Jokowi and the Prabowo-Gibran Synchronization Task Force Team announced that the budget for the Free Nutrition Food Program in 2025 was IDR 71 trillion.

"The free Nutrition Eating Program which has been allocated in the 2025 RAPBN is Rp71 trillion," said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto during a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, June 24.

Airlangga emphasized that the 2025 State Budget will be maintained according to the safe limits mandated by the State Financial Law, including the issue of limiting the debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio.

"Range deficit in the APBN 2.29 to 2.82 percent of GDP to support a healthy and sustainable state budget," said Airlangga.