Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Prabowo Subianto known as on state officers to cut back abroad work journey for the sake of funds effectivity to finish precedence packages for the individuals.
The president made the assertion on the commemoration occasion of the 112th anniversary of Muhammadiyah in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday, aired by the YouTube channel of the Presidential Secretariat.
This directive aligns with the president’s broader technique of lowering expenditures on actions deemed primarily ceremonial or celebratory in nature.
Prabowo defined that particularly for official abroad journey, it turned out that the actions thus far have price as much as US$3 billion yearly.
He famous that if abroad work journey may be lowered by as much as 50 %, then the funds may be channeled to finish varied precedence packages, corresponding to infrastructure improvement and the Free Nutritious Meals program.
“I would like it to be lowered by 50 %. If it may be lowered by 50 %, we will save Rp15 trillion (round US$940 million),” he remarked.
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The president elaborated that funds effectivity measures inside his administration had additionally been studied by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and her ministry’s deputies, and it turned out that a number of celebratory or ceremonial occasions might be eradicated in order that the prevailing funds might be targeted on precedence packages.
Regional leaders are anticipated to take comparable steps to fulfill individuals’s pursuits promptly by program realization.
“To this finish, I ask the elected governors and elected district heads to be strict, environment friendly, and cut back issues that aren’t vital; vital for the individuals’s pursuits,” he emphasised.
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Translator: Livia Kristianti, Raka AdjiEditor: Yuni Arisandy SinagaCopyright © ANTARA 2024
