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Free Meals Program Paused for Eid, No Budget Cuts Planned
... temporarily halt the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program during the 2026 ... cut the program’s budget. Dadan said that MBG funding remains in ... Minister Purbaya Says The MBG program has been allocated Rp 335 ... Won't Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal ProgramNews Mar 17, 2026 | 12:18 pm
Indonesia Keeps $19.8 Billion Meal Program Untouched in Budget Austerity
... of its multibillion-dollar free meal budget, according to a ... .8 billion) earmarked for the free meal program will be untouched. “The ... target cuts to other funding. “There are different ways ... Indonesia “could make the free meal spending more efficient”, while ...Business Mar 16, 2026 | 10:00 pm
Government to Continue Free Nutritious Meal Program for Mothers and Toddlers During Eid Holiday
... government has assured that its Free Nutritious Meal program — mostly targeting students — will ... its commitment to maintaining funding for the program as it expands nationwide ... its public health objective, the free meal program is also expected to generate ...News Mar 9, 2026 | 8:50 pm
Jakarta Stocks Tumbled 3.27% as Oil Shock Sparks Fears for Indonesia’s State Budget
... Rp 335 trillion Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program if oil prices ... however, that the core funding for the program will remain protected. “ ... The budget for the MBG program will not be cut, except ... : Indonesia Won’t Cut Free School Meal Budget Despite Oil Price ...Business Mar 9, 2026 | 4:12 pm
Indonesia Won’t Cut Free School Meal Budget Despite Oil Price Surge
... will not reduce funding for its free nutritious meal program, Finance Minister Purbaya ... finance minister stressed that the free meal program’s core budget will remain ... Read More: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global OutputBusiness Mar 9, 2026 | 3:38 pm
Economist Says 6% Growth Target Becomes Ever More Elusive
... the scale of funding allocated to the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG), arguing that ... at school. “This suggests the program should be targeted at those ... called for greater clarity on funding allocated to sovereign wealth fund ...Business Jan 14, 2026 | 10:57 pm
Prabowo Hails First Year of Free Nutritious Meals Program as Major Success
... based on statistics, our free nutritious meals program can be considered 99 ... poisoning incidents. Beyond nutrition, the program has also generated significant employment ... . Read More: BGN Prepares Automatic Funding for Free Meal Kitchens in 2026News Jan 6, 2026 | 7:53 pm
BGN Warns Free Nutrition Kitchens: Fix Hygiene or Lose Funding
... preparing meals for Indonesia’s free nutrition program must meet strict hygiene and ... large kitchens prior to the program’s expansion. Nanik said some partners ...Special Updates Dec 7, 2025 | 6:48 pm
Govt Sets $154.49 B for 2026 Priority Programs
... share at Rp 757.8 trillion, funding flagship schools, the Sekolah Rakyat ... subsidy and compensation schemes. The Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) secures Rp 335 ... currently served. Airlangga highlighted the program’s large multiplier effect on local ...Business Dec 2, 2025 | 2:12 pm
BGN Prepares Automatic Funding for Free Meal Kitchens in 2026
... Agency (BGN) is preparing a new funding mechanism for the public kitchens ... in the government-backed nationwide free meal program. BGN's head Dadan Hindayana said ...Special Updates Dec 1, 2025 | 4:41 pm
Australia’s Albanese, Prabowo to Resume Food Security Talks
... school-feeding program. Australia has provided funding for the so ... " to improve the nationwide meal rollout. These centers -- ... through its nutrition intervention program. Unlike his usual working ... another, thanks to a free trade agreement that took effect ...News Nov 11, 2025 | 9:38 am
Purbaya Says Rp 70 Trillion MBG Returned Fund Was Never Budgeted
... budget but from an additional funding proposal that was never approved ... it one of the largest funding recipients under the Prabowo-Gibran ... added that the sizable funding reflects the program’s scope, which will ... 6,500 Students Fall Ill from Free Meal ProgramBusiness Oct 15, 2025 | 9:58 am
World Bank Pledges $800 Million for Indonesian Villages: Govt
... ’s village development program with a new $800 million funding pledge. The ... provide $800 million in funding so 15,000 advanced ... a better implementation of the free meal rollout in villages. “Because ... benefit the nationwide cooperatives program. In the end, ...Business Oct 7, 2025 | 8:41 am
Govt Orders Evaluation After 5,000 Poisonings Cases in Free Nutritious Meals Program
... Indonesia’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program as of September ... he said. The MBG program, a priority under President ... trillion ($790 million) in funding disbursed this year, according ... the program has already delivered more than a billion meal ...News Sep 22, 2025 | 8:24 pm
Prabowo Boasts Indonesia’s Free Meal Program Outpaces Global Peers
... that his administration’s flagship free nutritious meal program has achieved progress surpassing ... Prabowo stressed that the program demands substantial funding and an unwavering ... , and small businesses. “The free meal program is helping drive economic growth ...News Aug 15, 2025 | 2:56 pm
Indonesia’s Free Meal Program May Cost $18B a Year by 2026
... its supply chain. “The funding is there, and can ... Read More: Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal Program Reaches 15 Million Beneficiaries at ... Rp 19 trillion in funding. The program is supported by ... trillion, and this is partner funding, not state money,” Dadan ...News Aug 13, 2025 | 3:51 pm
Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meal Program Reaches 15 Million Beneficiaries at $504 Million Cost
... . Indonesia’s flagship free nutritious meal program, launched earlier this ... and this is partner funding, not state money,” ... and ingredients. “The free nutritious meal program has so far ... Read More: INDEF: Soaring Free Meal Costs Threaten Indonesia’s Fiscal ...Business Aug 12, 2025 | 11:42 pm
BGN Requests Extra Rp118 Trillion for President Prabowo’s Flagship Meals Program
... President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program, but lawmakers say they ... wasteful if the program focuses solely on distributing free meals without ... School Meal as Program’s Bill Hits $269 Million If lawmakers approve BGN’s funding ...News Jul 14, 2025 | 7:18 pm
Free Nutritious Meal Program to Create 90,000 Jobs
... . To implement the free nutritious meal program, the National Nutrition Agency ... implementation of the free nutritious meal program. The additional funding will be ... that accelerating the Free Nutritious Meal program requires substantial financial support ...News May 13, 2025 | 1:16 pm
Gov't Spends $43 Million on Prabowo's Free Meal Program So Far
... $43 million to roll out free meals to millions of Indonesian ... 's school-feeding program on March 6, 2025. During Ramadan, the meal switches to ... saved money goes to funding the nutritious meal program. Experts have called on ...Business Mar 13, 2025 | 2:36 pm
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