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Indonesia to refine social data for targeted aid, says Finance Minister

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa pledged to improve the National Single Social and Economic Data (DTSEN).
  • This refined data will serve as the primary resource for designing, executing, and evaluating government development programs, including subsidies and social assistance.
  • The government aims to enhance fiscal synergy with regional authorities and has allocated Rp753 trillion for regional transfer funds in the 2027 Draft State Budget.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has pledged to refine Indonesia's National Single Social and Economic Data (DTSEN), aiming to ensure that subsidies and social assistance are distributed effectively and efficiently. This initiative is part of a broader government program to make development programs more targeted, accountable, and impactful.

Speaking after the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction presented its views on the 2027 Draft State Budget (RAPBN 2027), Purbaya emphasized that DTSEN will be the core resource for all stages of development programming. The refinement process will involve collaboration with regional governments to accurately identify beneficiaries.

The government will continue to refine DTSEN as the main resource for designing, executing, and evaluating development programs.

— Purbaya Yudhi SadewaExplaining the importance of the National Single Social and Economic Data.

This effort aligns with calls for stronger fiscal synergy between central and regional authorities. The government plans to strengthen this cooperation to support the national development agenda. For 2027, regional transfer funds (TKD) are set at Rp753 trillion, an increase from the previous year, though lower than in some earlier fiscal periods.

Macroeconomic projections for the 2027 RAPBN anticipate GDP growth of 6.0 percent and inflation at 2.5 percent. The government also aims to reduce poverty rates to 6.0–6.5 percent and unemployment to between 4.30 and 4.87 percent, while maintaining public debt within safe limits.

The government will strengthen fiscal synergy between central and regional authorities to support the national development agenda.

— Purbaya Yudhi SadewaAddressing the need for cooperation between central and regional governments.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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