Minister of Finance: National budget will continue to support ministries and local governments to maintain economic recovery momentum

Minister of Finance: National budget will continue to support ministries and local governments to maintain economic recovery momentum

Fajarasia.id – Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani said the National Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) will continue to support ministries/institutions (K/L) and local governments (Pemda) to sustain the momentum of recovery and transition. said. to normality.

“We hope Indonesia will continue to recover its economy in 2023 as the national budget is flexible to the challenges facing our country. We are also optimistic,” Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said at the National Coordination Meeting for COVID-19 Control and National Economic Recovery held in Jakarta on Thursday (26 January 2023).

Therefore, in order to further facilitate economic recovery, health care will continue until 2023 through regular programs at the central and local levels to maintain purchasing power and improve the quality of human resources, particularly the poor and vulnerable. Social protection is provided for strata.

In addition, strengthening economic recovery continues to be supported through various programs such as Empowerment Programs and Access to Finance for MSMEs and Transfer to Community and Village Funds (TKDD) to support recovery of communities and villages. increase. Village funds and programs to improve the welfare of village communities.

Thus, Sri Mulyani revealed that the 2023 national budget supports various development sectors, starting with human capital, physical capital and insecurity forecasts.

As for healthcare, this year’s budget he was allocated Rs 178.7 trillion.

In that case, the education budget is Rp612.2 trillion, which includes central government expenditure of Rp237.1 trillion, regional transfers of Rp305.6 trillion and funding of Rp69.5 trillion.

Further, he continued, the social protection budget amounted to his IDR 476 trillion, broken down by his IDR 454.7 trillion in central government spending, IDR 17 trillion in local transfers and IDR 4.3 trillion in loans. “This social protection is actually very thick, higher than in 2022. To reduce inequalities, sustain the economic recovery, and ensure we remain resilient, we are investing in social assistance, education, A range of health spending will be provided,” said Sri Muryani.

The food security budget he has been allocated IDR 104.2 trillion, which includes central government spending of IDR 81.7 trillion and transfers to regions of IDR 22.5 trillion. On the other hand, energy security is 341.3 trillion IDR, energy subsidies and compensation 339.6 trillion IDR, and others 1.7 trillion IDR.

Next, the infrastructure budget of IDR 392.1 trillion consists of central government spending of IDR 211.1 trillion, transfers to regions of IDR 95 trillion, and loans of IDR 86 trillion. In addition, the defense and security budget totals IDR 316.9 trillion through central government spending. ***

 

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