Natalius Pigai Asks To Add Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Budget To IDR 20 Trillion, DPR: It Can Make Sense

Deputy Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Adies Kadir/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Adies Kadir, responded to the Minister of Human Rights (HAM), Natalius Pigai, who asked for his ministry's budget to be increased from Rp. 64 billion to Rp. 20 trillion.

Adies said that the additional budget could be fulfilled as long as the figure made sense and was in accordance with the state's financial condition.

Adies asked the Ministry of Human Rights to propose an additional budget in a meeting with Commission XIII of the DPR, which is his partner.

"Later, they will submit to Commission XIII, the budgets are needed for anything. Usually, it's like that. And this budget will be discussed around April-May. This will be discussed in 2025 for 2026. The 2024 budget for the 2025 budget has been discussed yesterday," said Adies Kadir, Wednesday, October 23.

"So the discussion will be discussed in 2025 around April. Now later colleagues at Commission XIII will definitely see what is needed. From Rp. 60 to Rp. 20 trillion, it will be seen whether it is visible or not. If it is visible, it will certainly be approved," he continued.

Adies assessed that the Ministry of Finance is the first party to examine whether the budget increase makes sense or not. Because he said, many new ministries also need a budget.

"The ministry took a long time yesterday, the budget was still lacking, there was a request for addition. Not to mention there is a new ministry. Well, maybe it will be seen there, friends of Commission XIII This is starting to be a working meeting, so maybe it will be seen later. They will definitely vent during the meeting what is lacking, what needs to be added," explained Adies.

As Deputy Chairperson of the DPR for Economic and Financial Coordinator (Korekkeu), according to Adies, the DPR and the Ministry of Finance will approve the addition of the ministry's budget as long as its increase still makes sense. As well as the APBN to fulfill the addition of the budget.

"So this is the task of the Minister of Finance and friends at Commission XIII, especially in this DPR, then it will go up to Banggar. Incidentally, I'm also the Korekkeu, later we will see reports from friends related to these budgets. Everything makes sense, but it also has to be adjusted to the state of our state revenue budget," said Adies.

Previously, Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai asked for his ministry's budget to be overhauled, from Rp. 64 billion to Rp. 20 trillion. That way, according to him, human rights development can be maximized according to President Prabowo Subianto's vision.

Pigai said the development of human rights includes physical and non-physical. Therefore, a small budget cannot be given.

"Why does the president want to make a ministry of human rights? It means that there is something big that wants to be made. So the transition team, the pond is a budget. The reshuffle, out of 20 trillion, only 40 billion cannot. The ideals and visions of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto are not achieved. That's it and thank you," said Pigai.