Fact check: Prabowo cuts and redirects officials' salaries for MBG programme

Jakarta (ANTARA/JACX) – A post on the Instagram social media platform claims that President Prabowo Subianto will cut up to 70 per cent of the salaries and allowances of all state officials to redirect them towards the Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme. The post states that the cuts are substantial to serve as funding for the programme. The following is the narrative in the post: “President orders 70% cut to salaries and allowances of all officials in Indonesia, so they can be redirected for the MBG programme”. However, is it true that President Prabowo is cutting and redirecting officials’ salaries for the MBG programme? Explanation: Based on investigations, no official statements or reports from credible media mention a policy of cutting state officials’ salaries to fund the MBG programme. The content in the post is actually unrelated to the issue of salary cuts, but rather refers to a statement by President Prabowo expressing condolences for an accident that killed an online motorcycle taxi driver. Therefore, the claim that President Prabowo is cutting and redirecting officials’ salaries for the MBG programme is untrue information or a hoax. Claim: Prabowo cuts and redirects officials’ salaries for MBG programme Rating: Hoax