Transfer Funds to Regions Increase 8.1 Per Cent, Realising Rp 147.7 Trillion

Jakarta — The government has distributed transfer funds to regions (TKD) amounting to Rp 147.7 trillion by the end of February 2026. The distribution includes relief measures for regional governments affected by disasters in several areas of Sumatera.

Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara stated that the realisation of TKD distribution has increased compared to the same period last year. He explained that by 28 February 2026, TKD distribution reached Rp 147.7 trillion, or approximately 21.3 per cent of the 2026 State Budget (APBN) ceiling of Rp 693 trillion.

This figure represents an 8.1 per cent increase compared to the realisation in the same period last year, which amounted to Rp 136.6 trillion.

According to Suahasil, the flow of funds from the central government plays an important role in maintaining public services in the regions. Additionally, TKD supports various education programmes such as school operational assistance (BOS) reaching 42.3 million students.

The funds also support operational assistance for early childhood education (PAUD) benefiting 5.8 million students, 992,000 students in equivalency programmes, and allowances for approximately 616,000 teachers. “All of this is for public services delivered by regional governments,” he said.

Total additional funds allocated reach Rp 10.65 trillion for three provinces: Aceh, North Sumatera, and West Sumatera. The distribution of assistance is carried out in three stages.

In the first stage, the government has disbursed Rp 4.39 trillion, with the remainder to be distributed in equal amounts of 30 per cent in the second and third stages respectively.

Meanwhile, in West Sumatera with a total allocation of Rp 19.63 trillion, distribution realisation has reached approximately 26 per cent. In North Sumatera, distribution realisation has also reached approximately 26 per cent of the total available allocation.