Jakarta, Feb. 26 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the free lunch program budgeted at Rp15 thousand (US$0.96) per beneficiary was excluded from the budget for the free milk program.

"The budget is Rp15 thousand per child," he confirmed in Jakarta on Monday.

According to the minister, the budget would be applied evenly in all regions of Indonesia. However, he did not detail which areas would receive the free lunch and milk program for children.

Hartarto remarked that the details of the free lunch and milk program will be discussed during the 2025 Macroeconomic Policy and Fiscal Policy Principles (KEM-PPKF) discussion at today's cabinet meeting.

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