Defense Minister: Commission I Of The House Of Representatives Approves The Proposal Of The Ministry Of Defense And TNI Budget Of IDR 187 Trillion

Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (Nailin/VOI)

JAKARTA - Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, said that Commission I of the DPR had approved the Ministry of Defense and TNI 2026 budget request of Rp. 187.1 trillion to be brought to the Budget Agency (Banggar).

This was conveyed by Sjafrie after a working meeting with Commission I of the DPR RI Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, September 16. Defense Minister Sjafrie was also accompanied by the TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto.

"I was accompanied by the TNI Commander and also the chiefs of staff of the class who had just submitted the final proposal from the Ministry of Defense and the TNI budget in 2026 which had been approved by Commission I to be brought to the Budget Agency, amounting to Rp187,100,000,000,000," said Defense Minister Sjafrie.

"This is used for the sake of developing the strength of the TNI to pay employee salaries. Then also for us to use in the context of our national vigilance against situations that develop over time, which we all know that the global situation will affect the region, and we anticipate it will affect the national sector," he continued.

For this reason, the Minister of Defense said that the TNI and the chiefs of staff of each force continued to increase their readiness in order to meet the Trisula Perisai Nusantara target so that these three dimensions could solidly maintain the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia.

"The price of sovereignty cannot be compared to the budget we receive. Therefore, we proposed to the DPR through Commission I to continue to pay attention to the budget needs needed by the government in order to maintain our sovereignty. That is what I convey, and this can be a joint conclusion. We are waiting for the follow-up from Banggar which will be conveyed today," he explained.

The Minister of Defense also revealed that his party conveyed several points of concern from the TNI to Commission I of the DPR. One of them is regarding which state assets should not be taken for commercial purposes.

"I have to maintain that. Then the authorities must respect the country's sovereignty. I convey this to the DPR nationally so that it becomes the attention of the DPR," he concluded.