Finance Minister Purbaya Admits Oversight on BGN Electric Motorcycle Budget
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has been candid regarding the budget for the purchase of electric motorcycles by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN). The total budget for 25,000 units is estimated at Rp1.05 trillion.
Purbaya admitted that he was caught off guard by the approval of this budget. In fact, he emphasised that he had rejected the procurement of these electric motorcycles last year. However, the budget item still appeared. This oversight involved the software system of the Directorate General of Budget at the Ministry of Finance.
According to Purbaya, the system is currently being improved to prevent similar oversights in the future.
“That software from the Directorate General of Budget is being fixed so that there won’t be any more slip-ups like last time. You slipped up, right? Last year we already rejected buying motorcycles for BGN. So, I rejected it,” said Purbaya during the APBN KiTa press conference at his office on Tuesday (5/5/2026).
“The Director General of Budget will check if there are any odd expenditures with better software. Back then, you were the one who made the software, how could we get breached? The one who made the SPPG software was him, that’s why I got breached by him. But now we’re fixing it,” he continued.
Purbaya is determined to prevent any similar leaks in the future. All budgets will be closely supervised, including the MBG programme.
Previously, the Head of BGN, Dadan Hindayana, explained that the electric motorcycles were designed into the 2025 budget to support the operations of the MBG Programme.
“The procurement of these electric motorcycles was planned in the 2025 budget as part of the support for the MBG Programme operations, particularly to enhance the mobility of the Heads of Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units,” said Dadan.
Dadan explained that although included in the 2025 budget, the actual procurement took place in 2026, following government administrative and financial mechanisms.
“At the end of 2025, the Commitment Making Official (PPK) had submitted the SPM, so the budget entered the RPATA or End-of-Year Budget Holding Account. This mechanism complies with PMK 84 of 2025, where payments are made in two stages: term 1 upon completion of 60% of the units and term 2 for completion up to 100% of the units,” he clarified.
In its implementation, the procurement was not fully realised as initially planned. By the deadline on 20 March 2026, the provider was only able to fulfil part of the contract.
“By the end of the extension period on 20 March 2026, the provider was only able to complete 85.01% or 21,801 units out of the 25,644 units contracted. The remaining funds that had been held were returned to the state treasury along with the cancellation of the RPATA and the second stage payment,” he said.
In total, the procurement realisation reached 21,801 units from the initial target of 25,644 units. BGN also clarified the circulating information regarding the number of vehicles.