JAKARTA - The Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) General (Ret.) Tito Karnavian gave a warning to governors who showed protest over the cut in the regional transfer budget (TKD) for 2026. Tito asked regional heads not to be pessimistic or directly reject the budget reduction policy.
According to him, the problem of budget waste is still happening in various regions, so every regional head needs to be introspective.
Don't then become pessimistic, and immediately resistance when you see the impact. Look at the fact, there are many wastes and inefficiencies, which in turn often lead to legal problems," Tito said at the Pullman Hotel, West Jakarta, Thursday, October 9.
According to Tito, the practice of waste of the budget has caused several regional heads to be exposed to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) hand arrest operation (OTT). Therefore, the Minister of Home Affairs emphasized the importance of budget management that is right on target, effective, and efficient.
Kena OTT, masuk penjara, dan lain-lain. Efektifkan, efisienkan dulu. Right target, efisienkan. Kalau ada masalah, nanti kita terbuka dan bicarakan," jelasnya.
The Minister of Home Affairs explained that the Minister of Finance Purbaya also encouraged regional heads to exercise or simulate budget management based on the cut TKD, so that areas that really had difficulty finding solutions.
"Pak Purbaya conveyed, exercise first. Please, later we will see areas that are really difficult," added Tito.
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Previously, a number of governors from various provinces held a meeting with the Minister of Finance Purbaya in Jakarta on Tuesday (7/10/2025). This meeting was initiated by the Association of Indonesian Provincial Governments (APPSI) as a form of protest against the TKD cutting policy. Although the TKD allocation in the 2026 State Budget has been increased by IDR 43 trillion from IDR 649.99 trillion to IDR 693 trillion, the budget is still lower than the 2025 State Budget which reached IDR 919.87 trillion.
Regional heads assess that this reduction has caused heavy burdens, especially in employee financing and infrastructure development.
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