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        "msgid": "finance-minister-purbaya-cuts-bgn-budget-over-electric-motorcycle-procurement-1775699449",
        "date": "2026-04-09 08:13:58",
        "title": "Finance Minister Purbaya Cuts BGN Budget Over Electric Motorcycle Procurement",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Finance",
        "summary": "Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has halted further procurement of electric motorcycles for the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) after discovering the details, cutting this year's budget allocation following last year's funding. The decision comes amid efforts to support the Free Nutritious Meals Programme (MBG) by equipping heads of Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) with vehicles for remote areas, where the purchased units were acquired below market price at Rp42 million each compared to Rp52 million. This move underscores fiscal oversight in government programmes aimed at improving nutrition access in hard-to-reach Indonesian villages.",
        "content": "<p>Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa admitted that he only recently\nlearned the details of the electric motorcycle procurement at the\nNational Nutrition Agency (BGN). He explained that the procurement was\npart of the previous year\u2019s budget. He added that his side only became\naware of the details after the budget had already been implemented.\nHowever, upon learning about it, they immediately took action by halting\nthe continuation of the procurement. \u201cWe only found out later; the\nbudget has already been cut. I need to check with the Director General\nof Budget again,\u201d Purbaya said at the Presidential Palace Complex,\nquoted on Thursday, 9 April 2026. Regarding the implementation that has\nalready taken place, Purbaya mentioned that some units of electric\nmotorcycles have indeed been received because the procurement process\noriginated from the previous year\u2019s budget. \u201cYes, last year\u2019s budget.\nThere is none this year. At that time, it might have slipped through, so\nwe stopped it,\u201d he explained. He also assured that there will be no more\npurchases of new electric motorcycles for the BGN programme this year.\n\u201cClearly, there will be none this year. We ensure there are none this\nyear,\u201d he concluded. Motorcycles Priced Below Market The Head of the\nNational Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated that the price\nof one electric motorcycle unit purchased for the Head of the Nutrition\nFulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) is Rp42 million. Dadan emphasised that\nthis price is far below the current market price of Rp52 million. \u201cThe\nmarket price is Rp52 million, but we bought it, if I\u2019m not mistaken, for\nRp42 million, below the market price,\u201d Dadan told reporters at the\nPresidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, on Wednesday, 8 April 2026. Dadan\nexplained the urgency of purchasing electric motorcycles for the\noperational needs of the Head of SPPG to reach difficult areas. For\nexample, he said, villages and areas that can only be accessed by\nmotorcycle. \u201cYes, this programme reaches areas that will be very\ndifficult. Reaching villages and areas that can only be accessed by\nmotorcycle. That is to support operations,\u201d he stated. Electric\nMotorcycle Procurement Included in 2025 Budget Dadan explained that the\nprocurement of these motorcycles was part of the 2025 budget planning\nand is intended to support the operations of the Free Nutritious Meals\nProgramme (MBG), particularly for the Head of the Nutrition Fulfilment\nService Unit (SPPG).<\/p>",
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