Ministry of Finance Disburses 29.5 Percent of Regional Budget in First Quarter

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Finance has disbursed 29.5 percent of the regional transfer allocation (TKD) budget amounting to Rp204.8 trillion as of 31 March 2026. The TKD allocation in the 2026 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) is set at Rp693 trillion. “We are also monitoring regional stability. Therefore, we are very careful in monitoring our economic conditions, including the conditions of regional governments throughout Indonesia,” stated Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa during the APBN KiTa April 2026 press conference at the Ministry of Finance office in Jakarta on Tuesday. The TKD disbursement in March was primarily driven by profit-sharing funds (DBH), general allocation funds (DAU), non-physical special allocation funds (DAK), and special autonomy (otsus). Stage I disbursement was realised at 40 percent or Rp4.39 trillion without conditions in February, followed by Stage II at 30 percent or Rp3.10 trillion without conditions in March, and Stage III at 30 percent beginning in April 2026. Relaxations in TKD disbursement and additional allocations have driven the realisation of TKD for disaster-affected regions in Sumatra to Rp33.93 trillion. Meanwhile, additional TKD allocations for 2026 for Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra amount to Rp10.65 trillion. On the same occasion, Director General of Fiscal Balance Askolani explained that the TKD realisation is higher compared to the same period last year, which was 23.8 percent of the allocation, or Rp207.1 trillion from a pagu of Rp869.2 trillion. The disbursement is mainly directed to meet the primary expenditures of regional governments as planned in the APBN, such as personnel expenditures, operational expenditures, and public services, particularly in education and health. “This is what we combine with central expenditures to develop regions through national priority programmes directed by the President. So, we are carrying out that combination between TKD and central expenditures,” he said.