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Fuel Price Hike a Last Resort if Oil Surge Hits Budget: Minister Purbaya
... pressure on the state budget. Purbaya said government ... Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal Program As a net importer ... liter. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s budget has already recorded a widening ... pressure on the state budget immediately appears through subsidies ...Business Mar 6, 2026 | 9:04 pm
Fitch Downgrade Won't Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal Program
... stopping its multibillion-dollar free meal rollout despite Fitch’s concern ... Fitch forecasted that Indonesia’s budget shortfall would reach 2.9% of ... spending, including the free meal whose price tag stands ... 19.8 billion) to the free meal program. As of Feb. ...Business Mar 5, 2026 | 7:13 pm
Free Meal Program Could Add Up to $1.54 Billion to Economy: BRIN
Jakarta. Indonesia’s flagship Nutritious Free Meal program (MBG) championed by President ... 335 trillion from the state budget to fund the initiative. The ... .” Read More: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global ...Business Mar 5, 2026 | 3:13 pm
Govt Denies Neglecting Education Because of Free Meal Rollout
... denied allegations that the free meal rollout had caused other ... nutritional intake. The budget-heavy program raised concerns ... shifts in the education budget, thereby affecting other existing ... agreed on the 2026 education budget, including its allocations. ...News Feb 28, 2026 | 11:30 am
Prabowo’s Free Meals Program Absorbs $2.17 Billion as Beneficiaries Top 60 Million
... from the 2026 state budget as beneficiaries climb past 60 ... of 2026, reinforcing the state budget’s role as a driver of ... of the full-year state budget target. The National Nutrition Agency ... Hails Food Safety in Free Meal Program After 4.5 Billion ServingsNews Feb 24, 2026 | 10:44 am
Indonesia’s Q1 GDP to Grow 5.5% Thanks to $48 Billion Govt Spending
... state money designated for the free meal rollout stands at Rp 62 ... this quarter alone. A Rp 6 trillion budget is earmarked for the flood ...Business Feb 18, 2026 | 7:06 am
Prabowo’s Free Meals Cut Daily Family Costs, Limited Economic Impact: RISED
... President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program ... 19,343 kitchens. The meal budget is set at an ... : Majority Satisfied with Free Nutritious Meal Program, Survey Finds ... Hails Food Safety in Free Meal Program After 4.5 Billion Servings ...News Feb 13, 2026 | 8:39 pm
‘Indonesians Are Not Stupid’: Prabowo Warns of Foreign Intervention
... , Prabowo said Friday that his budget-heavy free meal rollout — which he admitted ...News Feb 13, 2026 | 1:33 pm
Indonesia Aims to Become Global Halal Hub as Officials Warn It Is Playing Catch-Up
... ’s BPJPH Says Budget constraints mean BPJPH can provide free certification to just ... Confirms Imported Food Trays for Free Meal Program Are Pork ...Business Feb 13, 2026 | 8:13 am
Majority Satisfied with Free Nutritious Meal Program, Survey Finds
... with President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program. “Accoeding ... 2025, realization of MBG program budget stood at Rp 51.5 trillion ...News Feb 11, 2026 | 2:57 pm
Indonesia Plans to Expand Free Meal Program to Elderly, Agency Says
... distribution scheme for the free nutritious meal (MBG) program targeting the ... citizens. “For the elderly free meal program, it is currently ... food provision and program budget management, while the Social ... the distribution system. The budget is managed by the ...News Feb 5, 2026 | 12:52 pm
Danantara Could Add Lasting Boost to Economy, Indef Says
... returns, rather than routine state budget spending. The model, she said ... social programs such as the free nutritious meal program (MBG) can help ...Business Jan 23, 2026 | 2:51 pm
JCI Passes 9,150 Mark, Defying Global Trade Pressures
... the fiscal front, the government’s Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is targeted ... program carries a Rp 335 trillion budget, sharply higher than last year ...Business Jan 20, 2026 | 9:51 am
Indonesia Allocates $19.9 Billion for Free Meal Rollout This Year
... ’s ambitious meal rollout is getting a massive annual budget allocation of ... the Rp 335 trillion budget would be distributed quarterly ... 000 new jobs. The free meal program also has the potential ... he stated. Read More: Free Meals Built Prabowo’s Brand, Now ...Business Jan 14, 2026 | 9:39 am
Free Meals Built Prabowo’s Brand, Now They Test His Leadership
... the idea of the free meal program, but they are ... (CORE) Indonesia, said the free meal initiative has boosted job absorption ... , are intensifying. The 2026 budget could approach half of total ... said. But politically, the free meal program is unavoidable. It is ...News Jan 9, 2026 | 8:17 am
Danantara, Tariffs, Purbaya: Indonesia’s Economic Surprises of 2025
... for Prabowo’s brainchild, the nationwide free meal rollout, as the program’s spending ... . As of Dec. 15, the meal rollout had spent about 74 ... entire Rp 71 trillion ($4.2 billion) budget, totaling Rp 52.9 trillion. Purbaya ...Business Dec 31, 2025 | 12:41 pm
Govt Sets $154.49 B for 2026 Priority Programs
... part of the 2026 State Budget, which totals Rp 3,842 trillion ... subsidy and compensation schemes. The Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) secures Rp ... . Read More: Prabowo’s 2026 State Budget Pours Trillions Into Energy, Food ...Business Dec 2, 2025 | 2:12 pm
BGN Prepares Automatic Funding for Free Meal Kitchens in 2026
... in the government-backed nationwide free meal program. BGN's head Dadan Hindayana ... the people's economy. BGN has a budget ceiling of Rp 335 trillion ... 268 trillion in the main budget and Rp 67 trillion in ...Special Updates Dec 1, 2025 | 4:41 pm
Indonesia Prepares $3 Billion Stimulus to Boost Year-End Economic Growth
... realization shows that the state budget is being managed effectively to ... on Track for 8% Growth as Free Meal Program Feeds ‘Seven Singapores’ Daily ...Business Nov 6, 2025 | 11:47 am
MBG Program to Reach 40 Million Beneficiaries This Year, Below Prabowo’s Target
... under President Prabowo Subianto’s Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program might ... on Thursday. Read More: Free Meal Program: Govt to Prohibit ... 39.5 million beneficiaries. Budget absorption for the MBG ... : Indonesia Delays Full Free Meal Target to February 2026News Oct 30, 2025 | 11:05 am
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