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    "data": {
        "id": 1662117,
        "msgid": "central-government-increases-ntt-infrastructure-budget-by-rp-99-65-billion-1775591469",
        "date": "2026-04-07 19:23:06",
        "title": "Central Government Increases NTT Infrastructure Budget by Rp 99.65 Billion",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Indonesian central government has allocated an additional Rp 99.65 billion for infrastructure in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) for 2026, raising the Ministry of Public Works' budget in the province from Rp 1.44 trillion to Rp 1.54 trillion. This funding boost, distributed through national road implementation units across four regions, targets enhancements in roads and bridges to improve connectivity. The initiative aims to enhance community mobility, reduce logistics costs, and support inflation control in the island province by addressing geographical distribution challenges.",
        "content": "<p>The central government has increased the infrastructure budget in\nEast Nusa Tenggara (NTT) by Rp 99.65 billion for 2026. This additional\nfunding aims to strengthen road and bridge connectivity across various\nregions in NTT. Based on data from the Regional Office of the\nDirectorate General of the Treasury (DJPb) in NTT Province, the total\nallocation for the Ministry of Public Works in NTT has risen from Rp\n1.44 trillion in January to Rp 1.54 trillion in April 2026. The increase\ncomprises an additional Rp 67.75 billion for goods expenditure and Rp\n31.90 billion for capital expenditure. The Head of the NTT DJPb Regional\nOffice, Adi Setiawan, explained that the budget distribution is carried\nout through the National Road Implementation Work Units (PJN) in four\nwork areas, focusing on road and bridge construction. This additional\nbudget is expected to improve community mobility, lower logistics costs,\nand support inflation control in island regions like NTT. \u201cThis budget\nincrease is a response to the growing needs for community mobility and\nthe demands for accelerating development in economic growth areas,\u201d said\nAdi in a release received by detikBali on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026). With the\nincreased allocation for the connectivity sector, Adi stated that the\ngovernment hopes to overcome distribution barriers due to geographical\nconditions, thereby making logistics mobility faster and more efficient.\n\u201cThis budget addition is also expected to have a direct impact on the\nsmooth distribution of goods and the reduction of transportation costs,\nwhich ultimately maintains the stability of essential commodity prices\nin society,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-government-increases-ntt-infrastructure-budget-by-rp-99-65-billion-1775591469",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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