Home Affairs Ministry Prepares New 2027 Regional Budget Scheme, Regions Required to Tag Food Security Spending

The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) has begun preparing a new mechanism for the formulation of the 2027 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). Through a budget tagging policy, regional governments (Pemda) are required to ensure that spending allocations genuinely support food security programmes as a national development priority. The policy was socialised by the Directorate General of Regional Financial Development (Ditjen Bina Keuda) during a hybrid event at the Sasana Bhakti Praja Building in Jakarta on Friday, 26 June 2026, attended by regional governments from across Indonesia. The socialisation is part of Kemendagri’s efforts to strengthen synchronisation between regional planning and budgeting with national development priorities, particularly in supporting food security towards the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. Director General of Regional Financial Development, Agus Fatoni, emphasised that budget tagging is a crucial instrument to ensure every regional government provides tangible support for national priority programmes. He stated that the mechanism also aims to guarantee the fulfilment of mandatory spending in the education and public service infrastructure sectors. ‘Tagging is a strategic step to ensure that every rupiah of regional spending truly supports the achievement of national development targets and community needs,’ Fatoni said. He explained that food security is not solely related to the availability of foodstuffs. Other aspects such as price affordability, distribution, consumption quality, and the sustainability of regional food systems must also be strengthened through budget policy. Therefore, the role of regional governments is considered vital through the formulation of integrated programmes and activities in planning and budgeting documents. Fatoni noted that the 2027 Food Security Tagging is designed to support the National Priority Programmes outlined in the 2025–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN). Through this mechanism, regional governments can identify and ensure that budget allocations are genuinely directed towards strengthening the food sector.