Jakarta. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Tuesday removed two top fiscal officials, Economic and Fiscal Strategy Director General Febrio Nathan Kacaribu and Budget Director General Luky Alfirman, and swiftly installed acting officials to run both units, as the ministry prepares a broader leadership reset.

Purbaya confirmed that Febrio Nathan Kacaribu was dismissed as Director General of Economic and Fiscal Strategy (SEF), while Luky Alfirman was removed as Director General of Budget on Tuesday. Both positions are now being temporarily led by acting officials (Plh), who began work immediately after the changes took effect.

“We have assigned acting officials. They were already active yesterday afternoon,” Purbaya said on Wednesday at the Economic Affairs Ministry.

The minister declined to disclose the next roles for Febrio and Luky, saying the Finance Ministry is still reviewing suitable positions aligned with their expertise.

“They will take a break first. We will find the right place for them later,” he said.

The reshuffle adds to a growing list of vacancies at the ministry’s top echelon, including the Director General of Financial Sector Stability and Development seat previously held by Masyita Crystallin.

Purbaya said the government is currently screening candidates for all three strategic Echelon I posts, with final nominees to be submitted to President Prabowo Subianto for approval.

“All names will be proposed to the president at once, likely in early or mid-May,” he said.

Febrio has served in the Finance Ministry since 2020 and was appointed SEF director general in May 2025. Luky, a career bureaucrat since 1995, previously held several key roles, including Director General of Financing and Risk Management, before taking the budget post.