2024 General Election: Indonesia's Most Expensive Election Ever

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Adi Ahdiat 15/02/2024 18:34 WIB

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The Ministry of Finance has allocated Rp71.3 trillion for the 2024 General Election. This is the largest election budget since the beginning of the Reform Era.

Indonesia's Election Budget Allocation (1999-2024)

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Indonesia's Election Budget Allocation (1999-2024)

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Democracy is expensive, one of the significant costs being the regular holding of general elections (Pemilu).

The high cost of democracy was also mentioned by the Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, on the very day of the 2024 General Election.

"We uphold democracy. As the Minister of Finance, because the (election) budget is enormous, we ensure it's well-managed," said Sri Mulyani, as reported by Antara on Wednesday (February 14, 2024).

According to the Ministry of Finance, the government allocated a total budget of Rp71.3 trillion for the 2024 General Election.

This figure represents the largest election budget in Indonesian history, at least since the beginning of the Reform Era in 1999.

Based on Kompas archives, the 1999 General Election was held with a budget allocation of only Rp1.52 trillion. Then, in the 2004 General Election, the cost increased to Rp4.45 trillion.

Besides being driven by inflation, the increase in the 2004 election budget was also influenced by the newly implemented direct presidential election system.

This system has continued to this day, with the budget increasing as shown in the graph.

Meanwhile, according to Ramlan Subakti, a Professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, despite the high cost, elections remain beneficial.

"Democratic elections require a large amount of funding, but they are very useful for forming a national government so that it can carry out its duties and authorities to achieve national goals," said Ramlan, as reported by Kompas.id (December 15, 2023).

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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