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        "id": 1872852,
        "msgid": "state-secretary-minister-says-mbg-programme-budget-may-decrease-1784645758",
        "date": "2026-07-21 20:56:44",
        "title": "State Secretary Minister says MBG programme budget may decrease",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi has indicated that the budget for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme could be reduced following management improvements and data validation at the National Nutrition Agency. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa previously signalled a potential decrease, with the budget possibly being cut from Rp268 trillion to Rp229 trillion. The final figure will be determined after further discussions with the agency.",
        "content": "<p>State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi has stated that there is a\npossibility of a reduction in the budget requirements for the Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) programme after management improvements at the\nNational Nutrition Agency (BGN) and the validation of beneficiary data.\n\u201cThere is a possibility that after the improvement process in management\nor in the leadership of the National Nutrition Agency and after the data\nvalidation process, there will be a decrease in the MBG budget\nrequirements,\u201d Prasetyo said at the Presidential Palace complex in\nJakarta on Tuesday. Prasetyo noted that this possibility had also been\npreviously conveyed by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. According\nto him, the results of the management improvements and data validation\nwill subsequently determine the programme\u2019s budget requirements more\naccurately, making it possible that the MBG budget needs will be lower\nthan previous calculations. After attending a Plenary Cabinet Session at\nthe State Palace in Jakarta on Monday, Purbaya said he could not yet\nconfirm the figure to be set. He mentioned that he would first meet with\nthe Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Nanik S. Deyang, as the\nprogramme\u2019s executor. \u201cI want to meet with the Head of BGN in the coming\nweeks to see what her final strategy will be for this year. But clearly,\nthere is a possibility of a decrease,\u201d Purbaya said. Purbaya stated that\nhe could not yet explain the magnitude of the budget reduction in\nquestion or the factors the government is considering in making these\nadjustments. The government has emphasised that the decision regarding\nthe budget amount will be made after further discussions with the\nNational Nutrition Agency. The MBG programme budget under the state\nbudget is Rp268 trillion. However, BGN Principal Secretary Lili\nKhamiliyah mentioned that this budget could potentially be subject to\nefficiency measures, bringing it down to Rp229 trillion, in line with\nefforts to improve programme governance over the next month. \u201cFor the\ntime being, in 2026, we are also implementing budget efficiency, from\nRp268 trillion to Rp229 trillion,\u201d Lili said during a press conference\nat the BGN office in Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/state-secretary-minister-says-mbg-programme-budget-may-decrease-1784645758",
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