Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – House Commission XI head Mukhamad Misbakhun denied that his committee had canceled the discussion on the Tax Amnesty Bill, claiming that the regulation remained

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The World Bank revealed that Indonesia's tax revenue performance is still far below target.

Vinnilya, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue fell by 30 percent in February 2025, indicating a broader economic slowdown, according to the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Shopping Cent

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has collected Rp 26.18 trillion ($1.6 billion) in Value-Added Tax (VAT) from digital transactions over the past five years, with contributions f

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget (APBN) recorded a deficit of Rp 31.2 trillion ($1.9 billion) as of Feb.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue tumbled 41.86 percent year-on-year in January to Rp 88.89 trillion ($5.42 billion), as businesses and taxpayers struggled with the rol

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) has issued a circular letter addressing budget efficiency for 2025 and the effectiveness of its operations.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The National Secretariat of the Indonesia Forum for Budget Transparency (Seknas Fitra) urges Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gi

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry has canceled plans for comparative studies on building designs in Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, due to budget efficiency measures.

Arlina Arshad and Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Nationwide student protests against Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's budget cuts continued in Jakarta on Feb 21, marking a key t

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government is affected by the budget cut mandated by President Prabowo Subianto through Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2025 regardin

Jakarta – The government of President Prabowo Subianto will host a week-long mountain glamping retreat for hundreds of regional leaders this week, a presidential official said Wednesday

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Newly sworn-in West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has vowed to crack down on budget misuse in the province, citing alleged misappropriations in the educ

Jakarta – If you want to know about the direction of President Prabowo Subianto's environmental policy, just look at how the budget cuts have been applied to a number of ministries rela

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said budget cuts will be carried out in three stages.

Amanda Puspita Sari, Jakarta – Earlier this month, Indonesian civil servant Kardiani (not her real name) found the supply of drinking water and toilet paper at her office restricted.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) said the implementation of budget cuts to ministries and state agencies is discrimin

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent budget cut to save over Rp 306 trillion (US$18.9 billion) to fund his administration's priority programs is incomprehensible.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Ms Rinda (not her real name to protect her identity) and around 30 of her colleagues have worked for the past week with most of the lights in the office switch

Ricki Putra Harahap, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto announced that Indonesia's budget efficiency measures will continue in three phases, targeting total savings of Rp 750 trillion (

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told the World Governments Summit that his government had saved up to $20 billion in state spending amid mixed reaction

Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has indicated that Indonesia's 2026 state budget (APBN) will follow the efficiency measures implemented in 2025, with sig

Aep, Jakarta – Government budget cuts are dealing a severe blow to Bandung's hotel industry, with businesses reporting significant revenue losses due to cancellations of government meet

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Unlike Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) and the Public Broadcasting Institution (LPP) TVRI which had terminated employment due to budget efficiency, the Nat

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Deputy Chairperson of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II, Aria Bima, hopes that President Prabowo Subianto will refrain from making budget cuts

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's budget cuts policy also significantly affects Indonesia's Ombudsman.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The government has cut the General Election Commission's (KPU) budget by 27.53 percent, primarily targeting election program costs.

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto doubled down on a push to slash spending and reallocate funds to his signature social programs, criticizing oppos

Muhammad Firman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent directive to implement efficiency measures, aiming to save Rp 306 trillion ($18.7 billion) from the state budget for other

Jakarta – Indonesia's tax office is allowing taxpayers to use its old online system while it tries to fix a new system launched this year that has crashed and glitched, with users compl

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticized the budget formulation and cuts under President Prabowo's administration, calling them const

Jakarta – The substantial cuts in the budgets of ministries and state institutions are the result of the government's poor financial planning.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The ongoing cost-saving measures affecting nearly all ministries and state agencies will not apply to certain essential expenditures, a senior official said on Mo

Antara, Surabaya – President Prabowo Subianto has criticized the misuse of state funds on unnecessary trips and seminars, explaining his administration's recent push for stringent budge

Salman Mardira, Surabaya – President Prabowo Subianto criticized opponents of his budget efficiency measures, accusing some officials of acting as if they are untouchable, as he defende

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Government budget cuts have weighed heavily on Indonesia's construction stocks, with the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) dropping 1.4 percent to 6,648.1 on Monda

Ami Afriatni, Jakarta – Jumilah, a 49-year-old homemaker in Jakarta, felt relief when she finally managed to buy a 3-kilogram (6.6-pound) cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) after

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has revealed the reason why he still often travels overseas in recent months in the midst of government budget cuts.

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has requested to be exempt from a 50 percent budget cut from its initial Rp2,826 trillion funds, citing risk

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – The lobby of Indonesia's Economic Affairs ministry was a bit darker this week when some lights were turned off as the minister looked for savings after Pres

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Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani remains upbeat about attracting hundreds of billions of dollars worth of investments throughout this year despite having

Antara, Jakarta – Based on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to each ministry and agency to implement budget savings, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has to cancel the Ministe

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has announced the cancellation of the 2025 Ministerial Scholarship program, following a directive to streamline the budgets for ministries and age

Jakarta – The government has decided to reallocate Rp 306.7 trillion (US$18.9 billion) of the state budget to foster its welfare programs, in a major shift in fiscal direction this year

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian businesses have expressed frustration about the many problems they have encountered with the newly rolled out digitalized taxation administration syst

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed central and regional governments to reduce spending by Rp 306.69 trillion ($18.9 billion) for the current

Jakarta – The increase in value-added tax on luxury goods from 11 percent to 12 percent shows the arbitrary way that the administration of Prabowo Subianto produces policy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially adopted a global minimum tax rate of 15 percent to foster a healthier and more competitive investment climate, a

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Chair of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan was offended by the World Bank's statement saying that Indonesia was one of the worst