DKI Affirms Food Subsidy Remains Safe Even Though The Budget Drops IDR 300 Billion

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has ensured that it will not cut the distribution of food subsidized social assistance (bansos) in the low-cost food program in 2026, although there is a budget reduction of up to IDR 300 billion for subsidized food programs in the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) on the APBD for Fiscal Year 2026.

"The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government also ensures that there will be no budget cuts for subsidized food programs in 2026," said Head of the DKI Jakarta Food, Maritime and Agricultural Security Service (KPKP), Hasudungan Sidabalok in his statement, Friday, November 14.

Hasudungan emphasized that the food subsidy budget in 2026 can still be increased if needed so that the provision of food at affordable prices can still be obtained by the end of next year.

The addition of the budget can be done through several mechanisms. One of them is the use of the unexpected budget (BTT). Apart from BTT, the DKI Provincial Government can also allocate additional budgets in the process of changing the APBD in 2026 in the middle of next year.

"We will continue to present policies that favor the community, especially in ensuring the availability of quality food at affordable prices," said Hasudungan.

"This program will continue without a reduction in budget, as a form of our commitment to maintaining food security and the welfare of Jakarta residents," he continued.

It is known, the DPRD and the DKI Provincial Government ratified the 2026 APBD Draft with a value of IDR 81.3 trillion. This figure is down from the initial planning due to a profit-sharing fund of IDR 15 trillion in a plenary meeting on Wednesday, November 12.

Before being ratified, a number of DPRD members submitted their interruptions. They protested the reduction in the food subsidy budget next year to Rp300 billion.

Responding to this, the chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Khoirudin, clarified that the budgeting for cheap food social assistance (bansos) will not be cut next year.

The DPRD and the DKI Provincial Government, according to him, will again add a reduced budget of IDR 300 billion in the 2026 RAPBD to be re-included in the draft 2026 APBD amendment which will take place in the middle of next year.

"God willing, there will be no deduction of social assistance funds, all of our programs are for 10 months first. Later, we will budget (during the preparation of) changes (APBD 2026)," said Khoirudin at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Wednesday, November 12.

"So, 10 months for social assistance is safe. Later (cheap food assistance) in November-December, I will decide in a change meeting, the budget for changes in July-August. God willing, it will be safe, and I appreciate my friends (DPRD DKI) who have loved the citizens of Jakarta," explained Khoirudin.