Jakarta, Aug. 13 -- Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that the central government has allocated Rp1,333 trillion, or around US$83.98 billion, from the 2025 State Budget (APBN) for low-income and underprivileged communities.

"The central government budget that directly benefits the public, especially the lower-income group, reaches Rp1,333 trillion for this year," Indrawati stated during the National Seminar on Sharia Economics: Reflection on Indonesia's Independence Day 2025 here on Wednesday.

The minister explained that the funds are channeled through various programs, including the Family Hope Program (PKH), staple food assistance, financing access for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the provision of healt...