Judicial Commission Seeks Additional Rp272.4 Billion in 2027 Budget

The Judicial Commission (KY) has requested an additional Rp272.4 billion for the 2027 fiscal year on top of the indicative ceiling set at Rp148.5 billion to support the execution of its duties and functions. Secretary General of the Judicial Commission Arie Sudihar stated that the indicative ceiling set by the Ministry of Finance and Bappenas represents only 35.2 per cent of the initial proposal submitted, necessitating the supplementary budget. “We request an additional budget through the esteemed leadership and members of Commission III, proposing an additional total of Rp272.4 billion with the hope that the KY’s budget allocation ceiling for 2027 will reach Rp420,988,793,000,” Arie said during a meeting with the House of Representatives’ Commission III in Jakarta on Monday. Under the current indicative ceiling, Arie explained, personnel expenditure can only be covered for 11 months as the allocation has not yet accounted for the appointment of civil servant candidates to full civil servants since June 2026. Furthermore, operational expenditure for office maintenance is only 37.42 per cent fulfilled against total requirements, while the maintenance needs for KY offices, liaison offices, official residences of KY members, official facilities for the leadership and members, as well as subscriptions and extensions of supporting applications cannot be met. “Consequently, office support for the execution of duties, employees, and KY members cannot proceed,” he stated. According to Arie, the indicative ceiling also falls short of covering activities within the technical programmes for a full fiscal year. “Activities under the management support programme are entirely unallocated,” he added. The proposed additional funding is also intended for national priority projects, including the strengthening and integration of the judge track record database (Rp1.1 billion), training on the Code of Ethics and Judicial Conduct Guidelines as well as legal and judicial technicalities (Rp6.9 billion), and the measurement of the judicial integrity index (Rp5 billion). “The KY is committed to supporting national priority programmes. However, the budget portion per programme is insufficient to fund activities with the available allocation to achieve the specified output targets,” he concluded. At the close of the meeting, the House of Representatives’ Commission III declared it would champion the additional budget proposal submitted by the KY.