Jakarta \u2014 The Cabinet Secretariat (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya has\nstated that the education budget allocation in the 2026 state budget has\nbeen approved by the government and the House of Representatives of the\nRepublic of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Teddy emphasised that the education budget allocation of 20 per cent\nhas received approval from the Budget Committee (Banggar) of the House\nof Representatives, which is chaired by a member of the Indonesian\nDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, the Rp769.1 trillion represents 20 per cent, and that is\nthe education budget. The education budget has multiple allocations and\npurposes. These allocations and purposes were agreed upon last year by\nthe Government, the House of Representatives, and the House Budget\nCommittee, whose chair is also from PDI-P,\u201d said Teddy at the\nPresidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Friday (27 February 2026).<\/p>\n
In outlining the allocation, Teddy explained that the Free Nutritious\nMeal programme (MBG) is the foundation for future improvements in\neducation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of these measures, including MBG, serve as the initial\nfoundation for improving education in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Teddy stressed that the MBG programme does not reduce other education\nprogrammes and budgets.<\/p>\n
He assured that all education programmes in Indonesia continue to\noperate and focus on students, schools, and teachers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe question is whether this nutritious meal programme reduces\neducation programmes. My answer is no. In fact, no strategic education\nprogramme from the previous period has ceased operations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo programmes from the previous period have been stopped. Everything\nis running. Everything is running, and even expanding,\u201d he\nemphasised.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)\nstated that, based on the 2026 State Budget Law and the Presidential\nRegulation on the state budget breakdown, MBG funding falls within the\neducation budget allocation.<\/p>\n
My Esti Wijayati, Deputy Chair of Commission X of the House of\nRepresentatives from the PDI-P faction, made this statement to refute\nclaims that the MBG programme funding was not drawn from the education\nbudget.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the appendices to the state budget, which take the form of a\nPresidential Regulation, it is clearly stated that the Rp769 trillion\neducation budget includes Rp223.5 trillion for MBG. This is official in\nthe state budget appendix document,\u201d said Esti during a press conference\nat the PDI-P Party School in Jakarta on Wednesday (25 February\n2026).<\/p>\n
Based on this, the clarification was deemed necessary so that party\nmembers and the public receive information consistent with official\nstate budget data.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince questions about this have begun to emerge at the grassroots\nlevel, we felt the need to explain openly so that we can convey the\ntruth in accordance with the data contained in the state budget,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cabinet-secretary-teddy-states-education-budget-allocation-approved-by-parliament-chair-from-pdi-p-1772197237", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }