Jakarta, Dec. 31 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government has allocated funding to rebuild disaster-affected areas in Sumatra.

"In addition, to utilize the 2026 state budget for rebuilding disaster-affected areas, the estimated funding requirement is around Rp51 trillion, although earlier estimates suggested it could reach nearly Rp60 trillion," Purbaya said during a coordination meeting of the Post-Disaster Recovery Task Force with ministries, agencies, and affected regional leaders, as followed online in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He added that funds have already been allocated through budget reallocation, while the government will later assess how the disbursement will be distributed across ministries, agencies, and othe...