Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has called for the budget\nblocking mechanism to be reformed. Budi revealed that the Ministry of\nHealth\u2019s budget realisation in 2025 reached only 42.9 per cent, the\nlowest in history.<\/p>\n
He made the remarks during a working meeting with Commission IX of\nthe House of Representatives (DPR) at the DPR building in Senayan,\nJakarta, on Monday (20\/7\/2026). According to him, the low realisation\noccurred because Rp12.3 trillion of the budget was blocked and therefore\ncould not be used.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ministry of Health\u2019s achievement in 2025 was indeed the lowest\nin history, 42.9 per cent. Why? Because the budget we were given had\nRp12.3 trillion blocked. So the funds could not be used. We were given a\nbudget, but we could not use it, we could not disburse it,\u201d Budi\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we remove the blocked amount from the figures, realisation is\nactually still above 90 per cent, that is 93 per cent. That is still\nbetter than 2022,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
He explained that the largest budget blocks occurred in the advanced\nhealth programme, primary health care, the Directorate General of\nPharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, and the disease prevention and\ncontrol (P2P) programme. He said the blocking resulted in the low\nrealisation.<\/p>\n
He then requested that the budget blocking mechanism be reformed.\nAccording to him, blocked budgets should no longer be counted as funds\nalready allocated to the ministry.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing forward, we also want to be more open with the Ministry of\nFinance. If funds are blocked, don\u2019t say the budget was given. It would\nbe better to withdraw them in June if that\u2019s what you want. So it\nshouldn\u2019t appear as though the budget is large when we cannot use it,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause even part of our absorption was somewhat delayed since the\nblock was only lifted in November, so we had no time to realise that\nbudget,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
He also asked the Ministry of Finance to improve the governance of\nbudget blocking so that a similar situation does not recur. He said that\nif a budget will not be used, the decision should be made no later than\nJune or September.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it really must be withdrawn, that\u2019s fine. But if possible,\nwithdraw it in June, or withdraw it in September, so that our colleagues\nin Commission IX of the DPR also understand, because we cannot routinely\nupdate them on what is blocked or not,\u201d Budi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I ask that if funds genuinely cannot be withdrawn, please take\nthem out of our budget in June or September, so our colleagues in the\nDPR also understand,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/health-minister-calls-for-improved-budget-blocking-governance-1784537625", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }