Thomas Djiwandono, Financial Sector Member of the Prabowo-Gibran Government Transition Task Force, has confirmed that he has been working closely with Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her team for the past two months. This collaboration was highlighted during a press conference on the Fundamental Economic Conditions and the 2025 State Budget on Monday (June 24, 2024).
“I and the economic team have been working closely with the Ministry of Finance, the Minister, Deputy Ministers, Directors General, and so forth for nearly two months now, so this is actually a natural and synchronized process,” he stated.
He also mentioned that there was a meeting last week with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and President-elect Prabowo Subianto. Thomas emphasized that there is no difference between Jokowi and Prabowo.
“Economic Coordinating Minister Airlangga confirmed that there had been a meeting with President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo Subianto, as well as Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco. Fundamentally, both parties have agreed on the main outlines of the 2025 State Budget,” he said.
“It has been clarified regarding the economic conditions and related to the 2025 State Budget. Basically, they have understood and agreed on the matters discussed in the meeting,” Airlangga added.
One of the agreed points is the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, which has been allocated Rp 71 trillion in the 2025 State Budget.
Source: CNBC Indonesia
