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Indonesia Spends $32 Billion on Education Through September
... education budget funded student assistance, teacher and lecturer salaries and allowances, free ... of higher education; and the free meal program (MBG). The allocation also covers ... combine funding from the state budget (APBN) with locally generated revenue ...Business Oct 9, 2026 | 3:44 pm
AGO Probes Alleged Fraud in $72 Million Free Meal Motorcycle Deal
... support President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal program, with only 2,117 ... in a project with a total budget of approximately Rp 1.2 trillion. Investigators ... a support component of the free nutritious meal program, a flagship initiative of Prabowo ...News Oct 2, 2026 | 9:44 pm
Indonesia Ends Flat Rp 6 Million Incentive for Free Meal Kitchens
... for kitchens under its free nutritious meal (MBG) program with a per-portion payment ... an evaluation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to align payments ... More: BPOM’s Rp 1.2 Trillion MBG Budget Request Cut to Rp 509 ...Business Oct 2, 2026 | 11:57 am
Big Spending, Limited Revenue: Economists Question Prabowo’s Economic Strategy
... 't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Lili Yan Ing, secretary general ... the program universally, as is the case now, amounts to budget waste ... spending. Fiscal Pressure Indonesia's state budget recorded a Rp 240.1 trillion deficit ...Business Oct 2, 2026 | 8:05 am
Rp 10 Trillion Lost in Indonesia Free Meal Corruption Case, Prosecutors Say
... 't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Prosecutors allege irregularities in the ... children. The program has expanded rapidly and commands a budget of more than ...News Sep 29, 2026 | 9:25 pm
Little Economic Progress, Tight Budgets Cloud Prabowo’s Second Year
... 't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Fellow UGM economist Elan Satriawan ... (KDKMP) and the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program. Elan said both initiatives ... about data availability but also budget flexibility. When new groups become ...Business Sep 29, 2026 | 3:36 pm
'Indonesia Isn't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program
... of President Prabowo Subianto's Free Nutritious Meals program, arguing that its ... the treatment of free meal spending within Indonesia's broader education budget. She calculated ... Read More: Top Court Bars Free Meals Program From Using Education BudgetNews Sep 27, 2026 | 11:22 pm
Indonesia Spends Almost $7.6 Billion on Free School Lunch
Jakarta. Indonesia’s free meal initiative has consumed at ... almost $7.6 billion) in the state budget this year, according to the ... of President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship program. The ex-army general ... 13.6 billion) for BGN’s 2027 budget, with the money set to ...Business Sep 18, 2026 | 1:07 pm
No Major Change Expected Under New Finance Minister Suahasil
... provides institutional continuity for state budget management. The key challenge ahead ... insider’s understanding of the state budget, taxation, subsidies, and fiscal ... overspending on Prabowo’s cost-heavy free meal program, which has caused countless students ...Business Sep 14, 2026 | 6:06 pm
Purbaya Says MBG Spending Could Fall Below $11.3 Billion
... the 2027 budget for the Free Nutritious Meals program (MBG) ... reduced the planned budget for the program several times, from ... Overhauling Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Meal Program The ministry's regional officials ... in the 2027 state budget. Read More: 567 ...Business Sep 4, 2026 | 9:45 am
Free Meal Program Gets Lion’s Share of BGN’s $13.6 Billion 2027 Budget
... of the budget earmarked for the government’s free nutritious meal program, agency head ... the 2026 free nutritious meal program more efficient, reducing its budget from the ... initial 2026 budget plan. The free meal initiative, a flagship program of President ...News Aug 28, 2026 | 5:09 pm
Jakarta Stocks Open Lower as Fiscal Concerns Add to Fed Uncertainty
... KIP Kuliah, in 2027. The budget is expected to support 966 ... higher than the Rp15.3 trillion budget projected for 2026. “This stimulus ... . “Central government spending through the Free Nutritious Meal Program, or MBG, of around ...Business Aug 27, 2026 | 9:08 am
Nutrition Agency Chief Threatens Dismissal for MBG Program SOP Violations
... Prabowo Subianto’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program could be dismissed. Newly ... agency tightened the regulation regarding meal consumption windows, where they must ... and expectant mothers, with a 2026 budget of Rp 268 trillion. But ...News Aug 24, 2026 | 3:10 pm
Indonesia’s 2027 Growth Target Too Optimistic, Economist Says
... effect. She said the program’s sizable budget, which had already absorbed ... Proposes $46b Education Budget, Including Free Meals Program “The state budget can be one ... funding required for the government’s free meal program, arguing that its scale should ...Business Aug 18, 2026 | 6:53 pm
Economists Urge Prabowo to Set Realistic Targets in 2027 Budget Address
... should also get bigger budget allocations in the years ... , particularly the cost-heavy free meal rollout. Indonesia initially earmarked ... 15 billion) for this program this year, but later ... public collectively, including the free meal. Such spending cannot drive ...Business Aug 14, 2026 | 8:00 am
How Sudaryono Is Overhauling Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Meal Program
... and expectant mothers, with a 2026 budget of Rp 268 trillion ($15 ... Orders Review of Universal Free School Meal Program The move addresses the nationwide ... tied to the government\'s fre meal program. (Antara Photo/Adeng Bustomi) Strict ...News Aug 11, 2026 | 12:31 pm
Prabowo's Flagship Free Meals Program Faces New Financial Reality
... Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program after the Constitutional ... members have established 866 free-meal kitchens nationwide, including ... Bars Free Meals Program From Using Education Budget Some parents ... food poisoning and improve meal quality. "We have ...News Aug 7, 2026 | 8:15 am
Indonesia's Free Meals Program Overhaul Continues With 137 Dismissals
... dismissed 137 managers of school meal kitchens across several provinces as ... , and the officials responsible for meal preparation. "My commitment after taking ... national education budget. Read More: Top Court Bars Free Meals Program From Using ...News Aug 4, 2026 | 3:01 am
Indonesia's Free Meals Program Cost $5.6 Billion in H1
... items in the state budget, according to figures released ... of development, the state budget is being used to ... programs, including the Free Nutritious Meals program, which has disbursed ... Chief Permanently Closes 833 Free Meal Kitchens According to Purbaya, ...Business Aug 3, 2026 | 6:56 pm
Indonesia Must Find New Funding Source for Free Meals by 2028
... the Constitutional Court ordered the program's budget to be separated from the ... : Court Forces Indonesia to Rework Free Meals Funding by 2028 Sudaryono ... or continuation of the flagship meal program. Instead, it is intended to ...Business Aug 3, 2026 | 10:46 am
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