JAKARTA - The Constitutional Court (MK) proposed an additional 2024 budget ceiling of IDR 114.9 billion for 2024.
"The MK proposes an additional indicative ceiling of Rp. 114.9 billion in 2024," said Secretary General (Sekjen) of the Constitutional Court Heru Setiawan in a hearing (RDP) of the Constitutional Court with Commission III of the DPR at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Monday 12 June.
He explained that the proposed additional budget was for long-distance trial operational activities, guaranteeing the availability of information and communication technology facilities, procurement of reference case handling, to expert witnesses.
"In general, the 2024 budget is prepared to deal with election disputes in 2024," he said, quoted by Antara.
The Constitutional Court's indicative ceiling for 2024, based on a letter from the finance minister and minister of VAT/head of Bappenas, is IDR 606.5 billion. The budget is allocated for the program for handling constitutional cases amounting to IDR 444.3 billion and management support programs of IDR 162.2 billion.
Heru also explained that the 2019 Constitutional Court budget comparison was IDR 539.64 billion with an absorption of 96.34 percent; in 2020 it was IDR 222.38 billion with an absorption of 98.74 percent; in 2021 it was IDR 313.48 billion with an absorption of 98.94 percent; and in 2022 it was IDR 304.42 billion with an absorption of 99.77 percent.
"The 2023 budget ceiling is IDR 386.48 billion with absorption as of June 11, 2023, amounting to IDR 162.89 billion or 42.15 percent," he said.
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The budget is allocated to a constitutional case handling program of Rp. 161.71 billion and a management support program of Rp. 224.77 billion.
The program consists of activities in handling constitutional cases, increasing understanding the constitutional rights of citizens, as well as disseminating information on cases and decisions of the Constitutional Court.
Commission III of the House of Representatives held a working meeting with the secretary of the Supreme Court, and the secretary of KY regarding the budget work plan (RKA) and the government's (RKP) work plan of ministries and non-ministerial government institutions in 2024.
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