Jakarta, Jan. 8 -- The Indonesian government has prepared a budget of between 53-60 trillion IDR (3.4-3.85 billion USD) for disaster emergency response under the 2026 State Budget (APBN).
The amount represents a significant increase compared with the allocation for the same field in 2025, as it includes post-disaster recovery funds rather than only partial emergency budgets assigned to individual ministries, as was the case last year.
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said this ready-to-use is allocated to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and can be utilised at any time should an emergency or disaster occur.
In addition, the Indonesian government has earmarked separate budget lines for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction,...