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        "msgid": "pdip-claims-free-nutritious-meals-programme-drains-education-budget-1772015261",
        "date": "2026-02-25 16:52:08",
        "title": "PDIP Claims Free Nutritious Meals Programme Drains Education Budget",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The PDIP has publicly asserted that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme draws Rp223.5 trillion from the Rp769 trillion education budget, contradicting government claims that the funding comes from efficiency measures. Party officials cited specific law and presidential regulations as evidence, emphasising the importance of transparent governance and accurate communication based on legal documents.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has\nrefuted claims circulating that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG)\nprogramme budget does not come from education funds.<\/p>\n<p>MY Esti Wijayati, Deputy Chair of Commission X of the House of\nRepresentatives for the PDIP faction, stated that according to the\nattachments in the 2026 State Budget Law and the Presidential Regulation\nconcerning the budget, the MBG programme draws funds from the education\nbudget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the APBN attachments in the form of Presidential Regulation, it\nis clearly stated that from Rp769 trillion in education budget, Rp223.5\ntrillion is used for MBG. That is official in the APBN attachment\ndocument,\u201d said MY Esti at a press conference at PDIP Party School in\nSouth Jakarta on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe from Commission X of the House of Representatives feel the need\nto clarify explicitly so the public knows the truth in accordance with\nthe data,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In agreement with Esti, Deputy Secretary General of the PDIP Central\nLeadership Board Adian Napitupulu also dismissed claims that the MBG\nbudget stems from ministerial and institutional efficiency measures.<\/p>\n<p>He invited the public to refer directly to the applicable legal\ninstruments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat some state officials are saying, as if the MBG budget is a\nresult of efficiency and not from the education budget, is incorrect. In\nfact, we can see Law Number 17 of 2025 concerning the 2026 APBN,\u201d said\nAdian.<\/p>\n<p>Adian detailed that in the explanation of Article 22 of that law, it\nis explicitly stated that funding for the operational implementation of\neducation already includes the Free Nutritious Meals Programme at\ngeneral and religious educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this regulation is reinforced by Presidential Regulation\nNumber 118 of 2025 on the Details of the 2026 State Budget. In this\nPresidential Regulation, the budget allocation for the National\nNutrition Agency reaches more than Rp223 trillion, precisely\nRp223,558,960,490.<\/p>\n<p>Adian emphasised that PDIP\u2019s step in opening this data to the public\nis not merely criticism, but a form of respect for the constitution and\ntransparent state governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur state is guided by law. Communicating correctly in accordance\nwith law and Presidential Regulation is a way of honouring the House of\nRepresentatives and Government as their makers. So we clarify: it turns\nout the funds are indeed taken from the education budget,\u201d said\nAdian.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pdip-claims-free-nutritious-meals-programme-drains-education-budget-1772015261",
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