Indonesian Ministries and Agencies Seek More Funding for 2027

Several Indonesian ministries and government agencies are asking for larger budgets in 2027, arguing that the ceilings already set do not cover their ideal requirements.

Parliamentary commissions began discussing work plans and budgets with their partner institutions on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. During those meetings, ministries and agencies sought increases above their established budget ceilings.

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education proposed an additional 157.76 trillion rupiah on top of a 61.10 trillion rupiah ceiling. The Supreme Court requested 7.9 trillion rupiah beyond its 19.34 trillion rupiah allocation.

Other requests included 66 trillion rupiah for the National Police, 22.1 trillion rupiah for the Attorney General’s Office, 6.6 trillion rupiah for the State Secretariat Ministry and 5.05 trillion rupiah for the National Narcotics Agency. The Corruption Eradication Commission sought an additional 774.3 billion rupiah.

The General Elections Commission requested 78.3 billion rupiah, while the Election Supervisory Agency sought 772.74 billion rupiah. The Constitutional Court asked for 67 billion rupiah, the Judicial Commission 31.3 billion rupiah and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs 3.2 trillion rupiah.

The Forestry Ministry proposed an additional 4.68 trillion rupiah. The National Search and Rescue Agency requested 2.16 trillion rupiah. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency said it needed 4.64 trillion rupiah against a 2.52 trillion rupiah ceiling, leaving a reported shortfall of 2.12 trillion rupiah.