Tourism Ministry's 2025 Budget Realisation Reaches 95 Percent

Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana has disclosed that the Ministry of Tourism’s budget realisation at the end of 2025 reached 95.92 percent of the total usable ceiling. “This achievement is certainly part of our commitment to maintaining fiscal discipline and good governance,” Widiyanti said during a Working Meeting with Commission VII of the Indonesian House of Representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday. At the end of 2025, the Ministry of Tourism held assets worth Rp13.12 trillion, while its liabilities were only Rp0.02 trillion, or about 0.13 percent of total assets. Widiyanti assessed that this data indicates the ministry’s financial position remains robust with a very low level of obligations. “This revenue comes from Public Service Agency and Non-Tax State Revenue, which is a natural consequence. As a government institution, the main objective of the Ministry of Tourism is to provide public services and implement development programmes, not to generate profit,” she stated. Regarding the equity report, Widiyanti explained that the operational deficit is compensated by inter-entity transactions, namely a funding recording mechanism sourced from the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget as well as equity correction adjustments. Consequently, the Ministry of Tourism’s final equity for 2025 was recorded at Rp13.107 trillion. “Overall, this financial report reflects that the Ministry of Tourism’s financial management for the 2025 fiscal year remains in a healthy condition, with a strong asset structure and supported by government funding in accordance with state financial management regulations,” she said. From the Budget Implementation List of Rp1.49 trillion received in 2025, there remained Rp9.96 billion in blocked budget, leaving a usable ceiling of Rp1.48 trillion. After completing the year-end closing process in accordance with the Working Meeting with Commission VII on 4 February 2026, the Ministry’s realisation stood at 95.92 percent, with details of Central Work Units at Rp848 billion or 97.74 percent, Tourism Polytechnics at Rp508.6 billion or 93.66 percent, and Implementing Agency Bodies at Rp62 billion or 90.66 percent of the usable ceiling in 2025. Widiyanti explained that the 4.08 percent shortfall occurred due to three factors: first, auction results were obtained as planned but at cheaper prices; second, previously blocked budget was released but did not align with activity schedules, so it could not be utilised; and third, budget intended for reallocation to other programmes missed the deadline set by the Ministry of Finance.