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        "id": 1593572,
        "msgid": "purbaya-assures-education-budget-remains-secure-and-not-reduced-due-to-mbg-1772805691",
        "date": "2026-03-06 19:40:12",
        "title": "Purbaya assures education budget remains secure and not reduced due to MBG",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian finance minister says the education budget will stay intact and not be cut to accommodate the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme, with 20 per cent of the state budget dedicated to education and commitments to continue major education initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 The Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has assured that\nthe budget allocated for education expenditure remains secure and will\nnot be reduced due to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme. \u2018The\neducation budget remains secure,\u2019 Purbaya told reporters at the Ministry\nof Finance in Jakarta on Friday. He explained that the MBG programme has\nits own budget allocation that does not disrupt routine education\nspending. The education ceiling in the State Budget (APBN) remains\nallocated at 20 percent as mandated by law. Previously, the Government\nstressed that the 2026 education budget had been agreed by the\ngovernment together with the DPR and the Budget Agency of the DPR and\nwould not be cut due to the MBG programme. Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra\nWijaya confirmed that all strategic education programmes such as Kartu\nIndonesia Pintar and Program Indonesia Pintar would continue,\naccompanied by strengthened access through Sekolah Rakyat and the\nrenovation of around 16,000 schools in 2025 with a budget of Rp17\ntrillion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/purbaya-assures-education-budget-remains-secure-and-not-reduced-due-to-mbg-1772805691",
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