Before the House, Purbaya Affirms 2025 SAL Position Successfully Serves as Fiscal Buffer
Jakarta, VIVA – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the Excess Budget Balance (SAL) position at the end of 2025, which reached Rp 438.26 trillion, remains adequate and strong enough to serve as a fiscal buffer.
He made these remarks while presenting the Bill on the Accountability of the 2025 State Budget (APBN) implementation during the 23rd Plenary Session of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) for the 5th Session of the 2025-2026 Legislative Year.
“This balance remains at an adequate level and functions as a fiscal buffer in facing various risks and uncertainties,” Purbaya said at the DPR RI in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
He explained that the SAL position was recorded at Rp 457.54 trillion at the beginning of 2025, and Rp 93.15 trillion of this was utilised to support state budget financing throughout the year. Meanwhile, the Remaining Budget Financing Surplus (SiLPA) was recorded at Rp 72.40 trillion.
Following various other adjustments, Purbaya stated that the year-end balance was recorded at Rp 438.26 trillion. The government stated that this position demonstrates that fiscal space is still being maintained.
The SAL serves as a fiscal cushion to ensure the sustainability of state financing, particularly amidst global economic dynamics and national development needs.
Meanwhile, the balance sheet as of 31 December 2025 reflects a solid state financial position. Total government assets were recorded at Rp 14,600.98 trillion, while liabilities reached Rp 11,527.29 trillion, with equity standing at Rp 3,073.69 trillion.
Purbaya noted that this position represents the nation’s net wealth, as well as the government’s fiscal capacity to support a sustainable development agenda.
From an operational perspective, government operating revenue was recorded at Rp 3,006.42 trillion. Operating expenses reached Rp 3,429.51 trillion, resulting in an operating deficit of Rp 423.09 trillion.
Additionally, non-operating activities also recorded a deficit of Rp 109.91 trillion. Consequently, the overall deficit in the operational report was recorded at Rp 532.99 trillion.
As supplementary financial information, net cash flow from operating activities was recorded at minus Rp 243.90 trillion. Investment activities also recorded a cash flow of minus Rp 712.07 trillion, while transitory activities were minus Rp 44.16 trillion. On the other hand, financing activities recorded a positive cash flow of Rp 828.37 trillion.
“The negative cash flow from investment activities reflects the government’s strong commitment to continue making productive investments to drive the acceleration of national development,” he said.