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        "id": 1704046,
        "msgid": "finance-ministry-changes-government-spending-pattern-q1-2026-realisation-surges-31-4-1777301847",
        "date": "2026-04-27 20:20:00",
        "title": "Finance Ministry Changes Government Spending Pattern, Q1 2026 Realisation Surges 31.4%",
        "author": "Erlangga Djumena",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has reformed the government's spending pattern this year to ensure more even distribution throughout the quarters, resulting in a significant 31.4% year-on-year increase in Q1 2026 realisation to Rp 815 trillion, or 21.2% of the total APBN budget. This shift aims to boost economic growth more uniformly by accelerating early-year expenditures, with projections for 5.5% growth in Q1 driven by rising VAT and consumer expectations. The ministry targets 26% realisation for each of the remaining quarters to sustain balanced and rapid economic expansion.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) is changing\nthe pattern of state spending starting this year to ensure that state\nexpenditure is distributed more evenly. Deputy Minister of Finance Juda\nAgung stated that previously, the state budget expenditure was mostly\nspent towards the end of the year. Meanwhile, at the beginning of the\nyear, its realisation tended to be lower. However, the government wants\nstate spending to be realised more evenly from Quarter I to Quarter IV\nso that its impact on economic growth is more uniform. As a result, in\nQuarter I 2026, state spending has been realised at Rp 815 trillion or\n21.2% of the spending ceiling in the 2026 State Revenue and Expenditure\nBudget (APBN) of Rp 3,842.7 trillion. This realisation grew 31.4%\nyear-on-year (yoy). Juda revealed that this realisation is higher\ncompared to last year, which was only Rp 620.3 trillion or 17.1% of the\ntotal ceiling, with growth of just 1.4% (yoy). \u201cSo indeed, spending this\nyear is quite fast compared to previous years,\u201d Juda said. With the\ngovernment\u2019s efforts to accelerate spending at the beginning of this\nyear, it is hoped that the effect will increase public consumption,\nthereby allowing economic growth in Quarter I 2026 to be higher. \u201cThe\nMinistry of Finance\u2019s projection is that growth in Quarter I is\nestimated at 5.5%, considering the significant increase in VAT and\nluxury goods tax, consumer expectations, and so on; this makes us\noptimistic that Quarter I will grow by 5.5%,\u201d he said. Juda continued\nthat Kemenkeu targets state spending realisation in Quarters II, III,\nand IV to be 26% each of this year\u2019s spending ceiling. \u201cIndeed, the goal\nis for economic growth to be even, fast, and occur in the same year. So\nthere is a change in the government\u2019s consumption pattern,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/finance-ministry-changes-government-spending-pattern-q1-2026-realisation-surges-31-4-1777301847",
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