JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto issued his first Presidential Instruction (Inpres) in order to save the State Budget (APBN) and Regional Budget (APBD).

Through Presidential Instruction Number 1 Year 2025, Prabowo asked a number of leaders of Ministries and Institutions (K/L) and regional leaders to review their respective budgets for efficiency.

A number of ministries/institutions and regional leaders who received the instruction include the Red and White Cabinet Ministers, TNI Commander, Chief of Police, Attorney General, Heads of Non-Ministerial Government Institutions, Secretariat Heads of State Institutions, governors, and regents or mayors.

With these cuts, Prabowo hopes that the state and local budgets can be saved up to IDR 306.69 trillion. This efficiency is equivalent to 8.47% of the total 2025 State Budget set at IDR3,621.3 trillion.

The composition of the 2025 state budget consists of central government spending of IDR2,701.4 trillion, and transfers to regions of IDR919.9 trillion.

Furthermore, Prabowo also specifically asked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani to determine the amount of spending efficiency for each ministry/institution. After being revised, Sri Mulyani was asked to block the budgets of ministries/institutions that would be cut.

In addition, Sri Mulyani was also asked to determine adjustments to the allocation of transfers to the regions. (KR/LM)