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Two Years Into Prabowo Presidency, Infrastructure Takes Back Seat
... 268 trillion to the free meals program in 2026 and earmarked ... priority has shifted toward social spending,” he said, arguing that ... a proposed 100-gigawatt solar program to industrial estates, mineral processing ... Rp 6 Million Incentive for Free Meal KitchensBusiness Oct 16, 2026 | 7:56 am
Indonesia Spends $32 Billion on Education Through September
... of higher education; and the free meal program (MBG). The allocation also covers ... 6 Million Incentive for Free Meal Kitchens Suahasil said education spending was distributed through ... -year budget allocation. Education spending accounted for approximately 21.58 ...Business Oct 9, 2026 | 3:44 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 ... on Thursday. Read More: Big Spending, Limited Revenue: Economists Question Prabowo ... an evaluation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to align payments ...Business Oct 2, 2026 | 11:57 am
Big Spending, Limited Revenue: Economists Question Prabowo’s Economic Strategy
... such spending is generating sufficient economic returns, particularly as the meal program has ... 't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Lili Yan Ing, secretary general ...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 ... the program. In July, the Constitutional Court also ruled that spending on ... the MBG program must be separated ...News Sep 29, 2026 | 9:25 pm
Little Economic Progress, Tight Budgets Cloud Prabowo’s Second Year
... to policymaking to ensure public spending and government programs address problems ... That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Fellow UGM economist Elan Satriawan ... (KDKMP) and the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program. Elan said both ...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 universal ... targeted version of the Free Nutritious Meals program, known by its ... also questioned the treatment of free meal spending within Indonesia's broader education budget ...News 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 ... economy has been dishing out free meals to students, toddlers, ... . “We believe that the meal distribution is now better-targeted ... and on target”. The spending on this program was initially capped at ...Business Sep 18, 2026 | 1:07 pm
No Major Change Expected Under New Finance Minister Suahasil
... administration to reprioritize “lower-multiplier spending toward more productive expenditure”. Read ... ’s overspending on Prabowo’s cost-heavy free meal program, which has caused countless students ... going all out with the spending. “Suahasil must step in to ...Business Sep 14, 2026 | 6:06 pm
Purbaya Says MBG Spending Could Fall Below $11.3 Billion
... budget for the Free Nutritious Meals program (MBG) to ... of the program's implementation to ensure that spending at ... Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Meal Program The ministry's regional officials ... and improvements in the program's implementation, could help ...Business Sep 4, 2026 | 9:45 am
Jakarta Stocks Open Lower as Fiscal Concerns Add to Fed Uncertainty
... 2023. “Central government spending through the Free Nutritious Meal Program, or MBG, of ... around Rp240 trillion and social protection spending ... an increasingly larger share of spending sits outside regional budgets, ...Business Aug 27, 2026 | 9:08 am
Indonesia’s 2027 Growth Target Too Optimistic, Economist Says
... substantial public spending generates a stronger multiplier effect. She said the program’s sizable ... the key issue with state spending was not simply the size ... 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
... particularly the cost-heavy free meal rollout. Indonesia initially ... 15 billion) for this program this year, but later ... the program for next year. Rather than the free meals ... collectively, including the free meal. Such spending cannot drive sustainable ...Business Aug 14, 2026 | 8:00 am
Government Disavows Paper Touting Prabowo's Free Meals Program for Nobel Prize
... President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meals program to the 2026 Nobel ... titled "Nobel Peace Prize 2026 Free Meal Program by the National Nutrition Agency ... 100 trillion ($5.6 billion) in state spending during the first half of ...News Aug 10, 2026 | 7:01 pm
Prabowo's Flagship Free Meals Program Faces New Financial Reality
... President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program after the Constitutional Court ... and a reallocation of existing government spending. However, he cautioned against ... its members have established 866 free-meal kitchens nationwide, including 128 in ...News Aug 7, 2026 | 8:15 am
Indonesia's Free Meals Program Cost $5.6 Billion in H1
... Monday. The program accounted for 6.1% of central government spending during the ... priority programs, including the Free Nutritious Meals program, which has disbursed Rp ... 833 Free Meal Kitchens According to Purbaya, the increase reflected higher spending on ...Business Aug 3, 2026 | 6:56 pm
Indonesia Must Find New Funding Source for Free Meals by 2028
... of broader spending cuts. BGN head Sudaryono said determining the program's funding ... : 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
Court Forces Indonesia to Rework Free Meals Funding by 2028
... targeted implementation can preserve the program's social benefits without placing excessive ... collection, spending reallocations, adjustments to the scale of the MBG program, the ... space for productive spending. Read More: Prabowo Cuts Free Meal Budget by $3.77 ...Business Jul 31, 2026 | 1:29 pm
Top Court Bars Free Meals Program From Using Education Budget
... least 20% of state spending be allocated to education. ... education operational spending. "Funding for the Free Nutritious Meals program, which ... Chief Permanently Closes 833 Free Meal Kitchens Constitutional Justice ... Review of Universal Free School Meal ProgramNews Jul 31, 2026 | 8:05 am
Finance Minister Says Prabowo’s Free Meals Program Can Be Cut Even More
... President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program, even if the reductions ... the increase generated excess monthly spending of around Rp 1 trillion. ... the continuity of meal distribution. Despite the difficulties, the program remains one ...News Jun 26, 2026 | 11:06 pm
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