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Eid Pause in Free Meals Program Saves Up to Rp 5 T
... .8 Billion Free Meal Program Dadan said there would be no distribution for all beneficiaries ... in execution and spending design remain necessary. “The MBG program will be ... review spending across ministries and agencies, aimed at keeping the 2026 state ...Business Mar 20, 2026 | 10:10 am
Budget Cuts Risk Dragging Growth if Done Blindly, Economists Warn
... 4.87%. Recent data show state spending rebounding sharply. As of February ... spending, including reallocations across programs,” he said. Read More: Free Meals Program Paused for ... Indonesia Keeps $19.8 Billion Meal Program Untouched in Budget Austerity Economist ...Business Mar 18, 2026 | 5:04 pm
Free Meals Program Paused for Eid, No Budget Cuts Planned
... temporarily halt the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program during the ... 2026 state budget (APBN), with no revisions so far. “For now ... explores potential adjustments to spending across various programs. Dadan ... Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal ProgramNews Mar 17, 2026 | 12:18 pm
Nearly Half of Economists Say Indonesia’s Economy Is Deteriorating: UI Survey
... prevent deeper declines in household spending. Rahma also urged policies ... areas largely controlled by the state — to offset rising global ... more frightening for investors than the size of the state budget ... 't Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal ProgramBusiness Mar 15, 2026 | 11:02 pm
Government’s Playbook for Expensive Oil: Biofuels, Strategic Reserves, and Budget Discipline
... executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR ... to limit pressure on the state budget. “The government ... facility. We need this for survival; otherwise we will ... spending and raising fuel prices, he added, trimming the free-meal program ...Business Mar 13, 2026 | 8:02 am
Jakarta Stocks Tumbled 3.27% as Oil Shock Sparks Fears for Indonesia’s State Budget
... . From the domestic front, Indonesia’s state budget posted a deficit of Rp ... consider trimming spending in the Rp 335 trillion Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program if ... funding for the program will remain protected. “The budget for the MBG program will ...Business Mar 9, 2026 | 4:12 pm
Indonesia Won’t Cut Free School Meal Budget Despite Oil Price Surge
... on the state budget through higher energy subsidies. The program, a flagship ... budget for the free nutritious meal program will not be cut, except for spending that ... Read More: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global OutputBusiness Mar 9, 2026 | 3:38 pm
Indonesia’s Budget Deficit to Near 4% of GDP if Oil Prices Top $100
... reach $100 per barrel, our state budget deficit can near 4% of ... efficiency, among others, by focusing spending on sectors that are closely ... would cut the budget for the cost-heavy free meal rollout to keep ... Won't Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal ProgramBusiness Mar 9, 2026 | 9:17 am
Fuel Price Hike a Last Resort if Oil Surge Hits Budget: Minister Purbaya
... government’s macroeconomic assumption for the 2026 state budget, which ... Stop Indonesia's $19.8 Billion Free Meal Program As a net importer of ... of 2026, while government spending climbed to Rp 493 ... , pressure on the state budget immediately appears through ...Business Mar 6, 2026 | 9:04 pm
Free Meal Program Could Add Up to $1.54 Billion to Economy: BRIN
... from the state budget to fund the initiative. The program currently serves ... 32.1 trillion for the program in early 2026. The spending contributed to total ... .” Read More: Prabowo Says Indonesia’s Free Meal Program to Exceed McDonald’s Global Output ...Business Mar 5, 2026 | 3:13 pm
Prabowo’s Free Meals Program Absorbs $2.17 Billion as Beneficiaries Top 60 Million
... of the program, disbursed Rp 32.1 trillion for the MBG program in early ... public services. As a result, total state spending reached Rp 227.3 trillion ($13 ... : Prabowo Hails Food Safety in Free Meal Program After 4.5 Billion ServingsNews Feb 24, 2026 | 10:44 am
Danantara Could Add Lasting Boost to Economy, Indef Says
Jakarta. Institute for Development of Economics and ... returns, rather than routine state budget spending. The model, she said ... also highlighted the need for complementary policies to manage ... programs such as the free nutritious meal program (MBG) can help ...Business Jan 23, 2026 | 2:51 pm
Danantara, Tariffs, Purbaya: Indonesia’s Economic Surprises of 2025
... The agency oversees all Indonesian state-owned enterprises, including the country ... trillion ($12 billion) into state lenders to jumpstart lending. The ... allotted for Prabowo’s brainchild, the nationwide free meal rollout, as the program’s spending remains ...Business Dec 31, 2025 | 12:41 pm
Free Meal Rollout: Danantara to Feed Poultry Farmers $1.2 Billion
... agency responsible for the meal rollout. The appetite for more ... President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meal program aimed at improving kids’ ... that Danantara was mulling spending Rp 20 trillion to ... poultry ecosystem involving its state-owned enterprises at ...Business Nov 17, 2025 | 9:42 pm
Indonesia Prepares $3 Billion Stimulus to Boost Year-End Economic Growth
... -quarter realization shows that the state budget is being managed effectively ... Rp 200 trillion in state funds with state-owned banks, alongside non ... spending,” he said. Read More: Prabowo: Indonesia on Track for 8% Growth as Free Meal Program ...Business Nov 6, 2025 | 11:47 am
Businesses Upbeat Indonesia’s Growth to Exceed 5.03% This Year
... In terms of public spending, there are indeed budget ... the rural cooperatives program and the free meal rollout," Anindya ... special attention to the free meal program. As of early October ... central bank to state lenders. “I’m aiming for economic growth beyond ...Business Oct 22, 2025 | 7:25 am
Indonesia Delays Full Free Meal Target to February 2026
... the lunches. The free meal program took center stage in ... 335 trillion in state money next year for the free meal program, a huge ... flagged concerns over the program’s sluggish spending. As of early ... October 2025, the school-feeding program ...News Oct 21, 2025 | 10:52 am
From Free Meals to UN Debut: Prabowo Marks First Year in Office
... take long for Prabowo to put the budget-heavy free meal program in motion ... $4.3 billion) in the state budget for this nationwide rollout for 2025 alone, although ... flagged concerns over the sluggish spending. The program has, unfortunately, seen thousands ...News Oct 20, 2025 | 1:45 pm
Gov't to Cover Medical Bills of Thousands Who Fall Sick from Free Meals
... rocked President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meal program. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN ... $4.3 billion) in the state budget to run the program for this year alone ... to other programs if the spending remained sluggish. The Prabowo administration ...News Oct 2, 2025 | 2:57 pm
Free Meal Budget Might Miss Those Who Need It Most: UI Economist
... economist at the Institute for Economic and Social Research, ... misallocations in the 2026 state budget (APBN) that ... allocation for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program may ... Populism: Economists Call for Impactful SpendingBusiness Sep 24, 2025 | 10:17 am
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