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KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) announced that there would be an additional budget for the program quick wins amounting to IDR 8 trillion during the Prabowo Subianto administration.
Initially, the program quick wins This is budgeted at Rp 113 trillion. However, from the last discussion with the Indonesian House of Representatives, the budget increased to Rp 121 trillion.
Responding to this, The Prakarsa Executive Director Ah Maftuchan said that the additional budget by the new government to fund its flagship programs was a natural thing.
"The new government needs to fulfill its campaign promises," said Uchan, his nickname, to Kontan.co.id, Thursday (26/9).
However, he reminded, it is necessary to ensure that budget management next year is carried out effectively, efficiently and accountably. That way, the APBN can function optimally in encouraging or stimulating economic growth.
“On the other hand, budget accountability will encourage quality spending and tools "distribution of the economic cake more evenly," he said.
Meanwhile, Economist Celios Nailul Huda said that the program quick wins The programs proposed by the new government do require quite large funds, including for free nutritious food, health and education.
Therefore, according to him, it is quite reasonable if there is an increase in budget needs along with the DPR discussion. Even so, he suggested that there should be a clear mechanism and priority in implementing the program. quick wins The.
"If everything is charged at one time, I think the fiscal gap for development will be smaller. I am sure there will be a budget that will be diverted later. I suspect the energy subsidy budget will be cut to fulfill Prabowo-Gibran's political promises," he said.
On the other hand, he added that the impact of the program quick wins on economic growth will be very limited. For example, free nutritious meals will only have an impact on additional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 0,10%-0,15%.
"Meanwhile, health and education will also be limited because of the long-term nature of the impact," he said.
As previously reported by KONTAN, the budget is IDR 113 trillion for quick wins consists of six programs.
First, free nutritious meals for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers and students at all levels of education including preschool, primary education, secondary education, both general, vocational, and religious with a budget of Rp 71 trillion. This program will be run by the National Nutrition Agency.
Secondly,, free health checks for 52,2 million people, including blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks, and X-rays for catastrophic disease screening with a budget of TP 3,2 trillion.
Third, the construction of complete quality hospitals in the regions, namely by upgrading type D hospitals to type C in the regions along with infrastructure and health equipment with a budget of Rp 1,8 trillion. These two programs will be run by the Ministry of Health.
Fourth, Rp. 20 trillion school renovation, includes renovation of classrooms, water facilities, and toilets (MCK).
Fifth, integrated flagship schools with a budget of Rp 2 trillion for the physical construction of flagship schools in four locations. Both programs will be run by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, and the Ministry of Religion.
Sixth, national, regional and village food barn program of Rp 15 trillion for intensification of 80.00 hectares (ha), and extensification or rice field printing of Rp 150.000 ha. This program will be run by the Ministry of PUPR and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Sumber: Kontan.co.id