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Indonesia Plans Rp1,300 Trillion in Government Spending in Fourth Quarter
Indonesia plans about Rp1,300 trillion in government spending in the fourth quarter of 2026, Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said.
That is more than the Rp1,200 trillion spent in the same quarter last year.
The government says the spending should support economic activity, including domestic consumption and public services.
It includes social protection programs and food aid that has already begun.
Officials will review spending for efficiency, but Suahasil said this does not mean stopping government spending.
By the end of September, the government had spent Rp2,660.5 trillion, or 69.2% of its full-year budget target.
The government plans to keep the budget deficit near 2.85% of GDP through the end of the year.
Indonesia plans to spend about Rp1,300 trillion from its state budget in the fourth quarter of 2026, Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said.
The planned spending is higher than the Rp1,200 trillion spent in the same quarter of 2025.
The government expects spending on public services, social protection and food assistance to support domestic consumption and economic activity.
Suahasil said budget efficiency would continue but would not mean stopping government spending.
The government aims to keep the budget deficit at about 2.85% of gross domestic product.
- Who
- Indonesia’s government, with the spending plan outlined by Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara.
- What
- The government plans to spend about Rp1,300 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- When
- The fourth quarter of 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- To support economic activity and domestic consumption, including through public services, social protection and food assistance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
State spending reached Rp2,660.5 trillion, or 69.2% of the annual target, according to the Finance Ministry.
The government plans to spend about Rp1,300 trillion, including on public services, social protection and food assistance.
- Planned fourth-quarter spending
- About Rp1,300 trillion
- Fourth-quarter 2025 spending
- Rp1,200 trillion
- Spending through September 2026
- Rp2,660.5 trillion, or 69.2% of the Rp3,842.7 trillion target
- Year-on-year spending growth through September
- 19%
- Budget deficit outlook
- About 2.85% of GDP
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What people are saying
For the fourth quarter, the state budget will spend around Rp1,300 trillion, higher than the fourth quarter of 2025, which was Rp1,200 trillion.
The point is not about cutting the budget, but how to achieve the planned outputs through efficient implementation.
If we talk about budget efficiency, that does not mean stopping the budget.