Defense and Security Remain a Focus of President Jokowi's Administration

Defense and security remain a key focus at the end of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's administration during the political year. This is evident in the 2019 State Budget (APBN), which allocates the second and third largest ministry/agency (K/L) budget to the Ministry of Defense and the Police. The largest budget remains allocated to infrastructure development, specifically the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Kemen PUPR).

The Ministry of Defense's budget for next year reaches Rp 108.4 trillion (12.67%), a Rp 1.2 trillion increase from the 2019 Revised State Budget (RAPBN). The Indonesian National Police (Polri) receives a budget of Rp 86.2 trillion (10.07%), a Rp 10 trillion increase from the 2019 RAPBN. Meanwhile, the Kemen PUPR receives the largest budget, reaching Rp 110.7 trillion (12.94%), the same as in the RAPBN.

A total of 10 ministries/agencies receiving the largest allocations in the 2019 budget reach Rp 649.1 trillion, or 75.68% of the total K/L expenditure of Rp 855.6 trillion. The remaining K/L budget amounts to Rp 206.5 trillion, or 24.14% of the total. The 2019 K/L budget increased by Rp 15.3 trillion from the 2019 RAPBN of Rp 840.3 trillion and increased by Rp 42.1 trillion from the 2018 APBN Outlook of Rp 813.5 trillion.