Indonesia Budget Monitoring: Minister Urged to Scrutinize Daily Spending of IDR 1 Billion

Indonesian Lawmaker Calls for Audit of regional Government Spending on food and beverages

A member⁣ of the Indonesian House of Representatives is urging⁤ the Minister of Home Affairs to conduct a thorough‍ review of food⁣ and beverage budgets across all regional governments. The call⁤ comes after the minister reported finding instances of wasteful spending, including‍ one region that spent the equivalent of $63,000 (Rp 1 billion) on food and drink in⁢ a single day.

“I believe we need to ask the Minister to scrutinize all food and⁤ beverage budgets, not⁤ just at the regional level,⁢ but also within the regional councils ​of districts and cities,” said Bahtra banong, Deputy Chairman ⁤of commission II of the‌ DPR,⁤ at the Parliament Complex in Central Jakarta on Thursday.

Bahtra expressed surprise that regional governments continue to overspend, particularly given President Prabowo Subianto’s focus⁢ on fiscal obligation.

Related: Deputy Chairman of Commission II Criticizes Regional governments ⁣for Spending‍ Rp⁤ 1 Billion on⁢ Food and Drink: “Unreasonable”