Budget Commission Responds to Constitutional Court Lawsuit over MBG Education Budget Allocation
JAKARTA — The House of Representatives Budget Commission (Banggar) respects efforts by civic groups that have filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court regarding MBG (Student Credit) allocation within the education budget.
“Whether this basis is valid is naturally something only the Constitutional Court can determine in terms of whether this policy is correct or not. However, with conviction and on the basis of various constitutional studies, the House and the government have made this decision,” said Banggar chairman Said Abdullah in Jakarta on Friday (27 February 2026).
Said provided an overview of the MBG budget allocation and education budget position. Since President Prabowo has led the government and submitted the 2025 and 2026 state budgets, the education budget has complied with the constitutional mandate of 20 per cent of state expenditure.
He explained that education budget allocation in the 2025 state budget was Rp724.2 trillion and Rp769 trillion in 2026. In these two budget years, the education budget allocation, which includes MBG funding, amounted to Rp71 trillion in 2025 and Rp268 trillion in 2026.
In 2026, he said, the student credit programme received a budget allocation in accordance with the state budget law of Rp268 trillion, allocated for MBG programme support of Rp255.5 trillion and Rp12.4 trillion for programme management support.
“From the student credit programme budget of Rp255.5 trillion, Rp223.5 trillion is allocated for the education function,” he said.
Said responded to a statement from the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) that his ministry’s budget allocation has increased, confirming this is indeed the case. The increase in allocation differs from the MBG budget.
“This increase is a consequence of increased state expenditure between 2025 and 2026, as state expenditure forms the basis for the percentage calculation of 20 per cent for education,” he said.