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Indonesia Cuts National Nutrition Agency Budget to Rp229 Trillion
Indonesia’s Finance Ministry says the National Nutrition Agency’s effective budget is now Rp229 trillion, down from Rp268 trillion set at the start of the year.
The ministry described the change as about Rp38 trillion in budget savings.
The agency is responsible for programs including Free Nutritious Meals, which had reached 57 million people by the end of September 2026.
Spending on that program had reached Rp153.2 trillion by then.
The government says it still supports improvements to the agency’s work.
It says the focus is not only on saving money, but also on meeting program targets and achieving the intended results.
Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency has had about Rp38 trillion cut through budget efficiency measures.
Its effective budget is now Rp229 trillion, down from an initial allocation of Rp268 trillion.
The Finance Ministry said the government still supports the agency’s improvement efforts and wants its programs to meet their targets.
The Free Nutritious Meals program had spent Rp153.2 trillion by the end of September 2026 and reached 57 million beneficiaries.
- Who
- Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency and the Finance Ministry. Finance Ministry budget director-general Sudarto announced the change.
- What
- About Rp38 trillion was cut from the agency’s budget, leaving an effective allocation of Rp229 trillion.
- When
- The change was reported on October 9, 2026. The initial budget was set at the beginning of the year.
- Where
- At the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta, during an APBN KiTa press conference.
- Why
- The budget was adjusted under the government’s budget-efficiency policy. The ministry said it also wants programs to meet their targets and deliver the expected results.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
At the beginning of the year, the agency’s budget ceiling in the DIPA was Rp268 trillion. Its effective ceiling is now Rp229 trillion, so about Rp38 trillion has been made efficient.
We strongly support the improvement efforts that the agency continues to make, and the focus is not merely on efficiency but on how these very good improvement programs can meet their targets and achieve the expected outcomes.
Specifically for the Free Nutritious Meals program, if you ask about 57 million beneficiaries, by the end of September, it was Rp153.2 trillion.
The National Nutrition Agency’s budget was initially set at Rp268 trillion.
The Free Nutritious Meals program had spent Rp153.2 trillion and reached 57 million beneficiaries.
The Finance Ministry reported that the agency’s effective budget was Rp229 trillion after about Rp38 trillion in efficiency measures.
- Initial budget
- Rp268 trillion
- Budget reduction
- About Rp38 trillion
- Effective budget
- Rp229 trillion
- Free Nutritious Meals spending
- Rp153.2 trillion by the end of September 2026
- Beneficiaries reached
- 57 million by the end of September 2026
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