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Two Years Into Prabowo Presidency, Infrastructure Takes Back Seat
... priority has shifted toward social spending,” he said, arguing ... homes, citing financially strained state contractors and sluggish mortgage and ... proposed 100-gigawatt solar program to industrial estates, mineral ... Rp 6 Million Incentive for Free Meal KitchensBusiness Oct 16, 2026 | 7:56 am
Indonesia Spends $32 Billion on Education Through September
... free meal program (MBG). The allocation also covers salaries and allowances for ... 6 Million Incentive for Free Meal Kitchens Suahasil said education spending was distributed through ... whole,” Suahasil said. Total state spending reached Rp 2,660.5 trillion ...Business Oct 9, 2026 | 3:44 pm
Big Spending, Limited Revenue: Economists Question Prabowo’s Economic Strategy
... That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Lili Yan Ing, secretary general ... and other productive spending. “The state must be there for the poorest. That ... 2029, arguing that government spending and state-owned enterprises alone cannot ...Business Oct 2, 2026 | 8:05 am
Rp 10 Trillion Lost in Indonesia Free Meal Corruption Case, Prosecutors Say
... Jakarta District Prosecutor's Office for prosecution. “The prosecution ... ': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program Prosecutors allege irregularities in ... ruled that spending on the MBG program must be ... education budget in future state budgets. The court ...News Sep 29, 2026 | 9:25 pm
'Indonesia Isn't That Rich': Economists Question Universal Free Meal Program
... Economists Alliance, questioned the rationale for providing government-funded meals on ... of the existing program is vastly larger. The 2026 state budget initially ... 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 ... (almost $7.6 billion) in the state budget this year, according to ... on toddlers and pregnant women for early intervention, according to ... 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
... technocratic background provides institutional continuity for state budget management. The key ... to reprioritize “lower-multiplier spending toward more productive expenditure”. ... 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 planned budget for the program several times, ... the program's implementation to ensure that spending at ... Indonesia’s $15 Billion Free Meal Program The ministry's regional officials ... program would give the government additional fiscal space in the 2027 state ...Business Sep 4, 2026 | 9:45 am
Indonesia’s 2027 Growth Target Too Optimistic, Economist Says
... said the key issue with state spending was not simply the size ... Free Meals Program “The state budget can be one of the tools for driving ... amount of funding required for the government’s free meal program, arguing that its scale ...Business Aug 18, 2026 | 6:53 pm
Economists Urge Prabowo to Set Realistic Targets in 2027 Budget Address
... Prabowo Subianto’s second State of the Nation address ... free meal rollout. Indonesia initially earmarked Rp 268 trillion ($15 billion) for this program ... free meal. Such spending cannot drive sustainable economic growth,” Endrizal cautioned. Talitha called for ...Business Aug 14, 2026 | 8:00 am
Government Disavows Paper Touting Prabowo's Free Meals Program for Nobel Prize
... 2026 Free Meal Program by the National Nutrition Agency; Building Smart Business for Food ... Rp 100 trillion ($5.6 billion) in state spending during the first half of ... , the free meals program, or any of its purported authors for the 2026 ...News Aug 10, 2026 | 7:01 pm
Prabowo's Flagship Free Meals Program Faces New Financial Reality
... funding for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program ... , and partnerships with state-owned enterprises to build ... reallocation of existing government spending. However, he cautioned ... have established 866 free-meal kitchens nationwide, including ...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 period ... press conference in Jakarta. Total state spending reached Rp 1,656 trillion ($92 ... 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
... spending cuts. BGN head Sudaryono said determining the program's ... Indonesia to Rework Free Meals Funding by ... replace education funding for MBG. It also ... continuation of the flagship meal program. Instead, it is ... beginning with the 2028 State Budget. "We will ...Business Aug 3, 2026 | 10:46 am
Court Forces Indonesia to Rework Free Meals Funding by 2028
... the program's social benefits without placing excessive pressure on the state budget ... trillion for education, equivalent to only 14.2% of total state spending—below the ... reduce fiscal space for productive spending. Read More: Prabowo Cuts Free Meal Budget by ...Business Jul 31, 2026 | 1:29 pm
Top Court Bars Free Meals Program From Using Education Budget
... that at least 20% of state spending be allocated to education. The ... in education operational spending. "Funding for the Free Nutritious Meals program, which is not ... Nutrition Chief Permanently Closes 833 Free Meal Kitchens Constitutional Justice Enny ...News Jul 31, 2026 | 8:05 am
Hundreds of Indonesia’s Free Meal Kitchens Suspend Operations Amid Budget Delays
... Dudung told reporters at the State Palace complex in Jakarta on ... priority program continues running,” he said. Read More: Prabowo Cuts Free Meal ... procurement spending in some areas outweighing the core budget for food ... reduce pressure on the state budget.News Jun 11, 2026 | 11:45 am
National Economic Council Pushes MBG Efficiency
... spending efficiency, including in the government's flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program ... the MBG budget for 2026, cutting allocations ... Govt Suspends 1,700 Free Meal Kitchens Over Quality Breaches ... government spending growth in the 2026 state budget. ...Business Jun 10, 2026 | 11:28 am
Purbaya to Recheck MBG Motorcycle Plan as Budget Focus Remains on Food
... to procure motorcycles for the government’s Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program had previously ... as the government prioritized core spending for meal distribution. “As far as I know ... , they will be recorded as state-owned assets before distribution,” Dadan ...Business Apr 8, 2026 | 7:02 pm
MBG Gets a Diet, Rp 40 T Lighter on the Budget
... Eid Pause in Free Meals Program Saves Up to ... proposals. Separately, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi ... Keeps $19.8 Billion Meal Program Untouched in Budget Austerity ... from ministry and agency spending and Rp 50.5 ... We are not waiting for a crisis before responding ...Business Mar 25, 2026 | 6:33 pm
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