Get A Budget Of IDR 463 Billion, Minister Of MSMEs Asks For Additional IDR 1.23 Trillion

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman/ANTARA/HO-Ministry of MSMEs

JAKARTA - Minister of Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Maman Abdurrahman proposed an additional budget of Rp1.23 trillion to support the implementation of priority programs of the Ministry of MSMEs in 2025.

In a working meeting with Commission VII of the DPR, Maman said that the budget ceiling of the Ministry of MSMEs in 2025 was IDR 463.85 billion. This fund will be allocated for a management support program of IDR 298 billion and an MSME and entrepreneurship program of IDR 165.77 billion.

Reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 19, Maman proposed an additional Rp1.23 trillion so that the Ministry of MSME budget ceiling in 2025 will be Rp1.69 trillion.

Maman said the Rp1.69 trillion budget would later be allocated to the Deputy for Micro Enterprises of Rp299.54 billion, the Deputy for Small Enterprises Rp167.97 billion, the Deputy for Medium Enterprises Rp141.6 billion, and the Deputy for Entrepreneurship Rp438.31 billion.

Then, the secretariat of the ministry amounted to IDR 533.76 billion, marketing service institutions or Smesco IDR 55.50 billion, and deconcentration activities including MSME assistance facilitation and micro business consulting services amounting to IDR 62.11 billion.

Maman explained that there are 10 strategic programs of the Ministry of MSMEs in 2025, consisting of the development of the 'Sapa UMKM' application to integrate MSME development programs, economic empowerment through the distribution of business cards for the poor and vulnerable.

Then the transformation of micro-enterprises from information to formal, the design of the Integrated Business Service Center or PLUT-UMKM and packaged house services.

Furthermore, the involvement of MSMEs in the free nutritious food program, partnership facilities and supply chains as well as market expansion, expansion of access to financing and investment, complete data collection of MSMEs, business incubation, and business consultation and assistance.