Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) achieved 69.4% budget realization by November 2022.

The 2022 budget realization of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) reached 69.4% of Rp121.4 trillion. This was revealed by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Basuki Hadimuljono, during a working meeting with Commission V of the DPR RI on Monday, November 28, 2022.

"The realization of the Ministry of PUPR's budget ceiling as of 6 PM WIB on November 26, 2022, amounted to Rp84.3 trillion, or 69.4% of the total ceiling of Rp121.40 trillion, with a physical realization of 75.0%," said Minister Basuki, as reported by IDX Channel.

In response, the Ministry of PUPR has prepared steps to allocate unabsorbed funds. Allocations include disaster management and optimizing budget utilization to accelerate the completion of infrastructure projects with high progress/completion at the end of 2022.

Basuki also stated that to support post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the Ministry of PUPR is continuing the Cash-Intensive Labor Program (PKT) involving local communities in infrastructure development.

For the Cash-Intensive Labor Program, current financial realization is Rp12.97 trillion, or 85.8% of the total budget ceiling of Rp15.11 trillion. The program has absorbed 661,000 workers, or 82.8% of the target of 798,000 workers.

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