DKI Funds Deposit Rp14.6 Trillion At Bank Disorot Purbaya, Pramono Promises To Accelerate Budget Absorption

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung and Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi (DOK Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung responded to the low absorption of regional expenditure funds that were still deposited in the regional development bank (BPD) which was in the spotlight of the Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive.

In this case, the funds that are still stored and have not been absorbed in Jakarta amounted to Rp. 14.6 trillion at Bank Jakarta. Pramono promised to accelerate the remaining budget absorption process by about 2 months until the end of this year.

"Regarding regional money deposited in banks, including at Bank Jakarta. I have asked, I agree with what Mr. Purbaya said," said Pramono at the East Jakarta Mayor's Office, Tuesday, October 21.

Moreover, the central government is currently cutting the transfer funds to the regions (TKD) by Rp. 15 trillion to only Rp. 11 trillion. This figure decreased by 59.47 percent compared to 2025 with a value of Rp. 27.5 trillion.

From this transfer fund cut which includes profit-sharing funds (DBH), Pramono believes that the DKI Provincial Government needs a lot of funding to run development programs in Jakarta.

In addition to using funds deposited in banks, another budget that will be utilized by the DKI Provincial Government is the placement of funds from the Ministry of Finance to Bank Jakarta amounting to IDR 10 trillion.

"Hopefully DKI Jakarta will soon get a transfer from the central government to Bank Jakarta, such as the last discussion, which is planned to be IDR 10 trillion, we will definitely use the money to build Jakarta well," said Pramono.

"Thus, idle money, if for Jakarta, will definitely be utilized, especially after the DBH cuts, Jakarta will need more fiscal space to be able to build Jakarta," he added.

Previously, Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadive revealed that the absorption of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) until the third quarter of 2025 was still slow. In fact, the central government has channeled funds to the regions in a timely and fast manner.

He explained that the delay in spending caused the accumulation of regional funds in banks and currently, it is recorded that funds that have not been utilized by the Regional Government (Pemda) reach Rp234 trillion are still stored in banks.

"The low absorption has resulted in adding additional deposits of local government money that are unemployed in banks of up to Rp. 234 trillion. So it is clear, this is not about the money not having any, but about the speed of execution," he said in an inflation control meeting in 2025, Monday, October 20.

Purbaya reminded regional apparatus organizations (OPD) and budget managers in the regions to be wiser in managing finances.

In addition, he emphasized the importance of limiting the storage of funds and accelerating their use, especially for productive spending.

Purbaya also encouraged local governments not to delay spending until the end of the year and emphasized the importance of maintaining financial governance and integrity in budget implementation, considering this has a direct impact on the level of investor and community trust.

The following is a list of 15 local governments with the highest number of deposits of funds according to the Ministry of Finance:

DKI Jakarta Province IDR 14.6 trillion

East Java Province IDR 6.8 trillion

Banjarbaru City IDR 5.1 trillion

North Kalimantan Province IDR 4.7 trillion

West Java Province IDR 4.1 trillion

Bojonegoro Regency IDR 3.6 trillion

West Kutai Regency IDR 3.2 trillion

North Sumatra Province IDR 3.1 trillion

Talaud Islands Regency IDR 2.6 Trillion

Mimika Regency IDR 2.4 trillion

Badung Regency IDR 2.2 Trillion

Tanah Bumbu Regency IDR 2.11 Trillion

Bangka Belitung Province IDR 2.10 trillion

Central Java Province IDR 1.9 trillion

Balangan Regency Rp1.8 Trillion