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Purbaya: Rp200 trillion in state budget funds placed with state banks until July 2027

From Republika · () Indonesian

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

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  • Indonesia will keep Rp200 trillion in Saldo Anggaran Lebih funds with state-owned banks until July 2027.
  • Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the extension aims to provide banks with greater certainty in managing liquidity.
  • He said the funds remain part of routine government cash management, with some placed at Bank Indonesia and withdrawals subject to parliamentary procedures.

Indonesia will leave Rp200 trillion in excess budget funds with state-owned banks until July 2027, giving lenders more certainty over their liquidity management.

Until July next year they will not be withdrawn. Until July. So the banks can be calmer.

— Purbaya Yudhi SadewaThe finance minister said the funds would remain with state-owned banks through July 2027.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government would not withdraw the funds before July next year. “Until July next year they will not be withdrawn. Until July. So the banks can be calmer,” he said in Jakarta.

Purbaya described the placement of Saldo Anggaran Lebih, or SAL, as a routine part of government cash management. The funds can be placed in different institutions depending on the government’s cash-flow needs. Some of the money is held at Bank Indonesia, while some sits in the banking system.

Routine cash management. It can be placed anywhere according to our needs.

— Purbaya Yudhi SadewaHe described the purpose of placing excess budget funds across financial institutions.

He said any use of the SAL follows the applicable procedures. The funds cannot be used before the government secures approval through the required parliamentary process. Although the placement has benefited the banking sector, Purbaya said that effect was incidental to the government’s cash-management operations. “It happens to have a positive impact on the banking sector, so that is just a coincidence,” he said.

It happens to have a positive impact on the banking sector, so that is just a coincidence.

— Purbaya Yudhi SadewaHe characterized the benefit to banks as a consequence rather than the main objective of the policy.
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Originally published by Republika 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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