Thomas Djiwandono, a member of the Financial Sector in the Prabowo-Gibran Government Transition Task Force, has confirmed that he has been working closely with Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her team for the past two months.
This collaboration was highlighted during a press conference discussing the Fundamental Economic Conditions and the 2025 State Budget on Monday, June 24, 2024.
“I have been working closely with the Ministry of Finance, including the Minister, Deputy Ministers, Directors General, and others for nearly two months now, so this is a natural and synchronized process,” Thomas said during the press conference.
He also mentioned that there was a meeting last week involving President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and President-elect Prabowo Subianto, where Thomas emphasized that there is no difference between the two leaders.
“There is no gap between President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo,” he asserted.
Economic Coordinating Minister Airlangga confirmed that there was a meeting with President Jokowi, President-elect Prabowo Subianto, and Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco. Both parties have agreed on the main outlines of the 2025 State Budget.
“They have understood and agreed on the matters discussed in the meeting regarding the economic conditions and the 2025 State Budget,” Airlangga stated.
One of the agreed points is the allocation of Rp 71 trillion for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program in the 2025 State Budget.
Source: CNBC Indonesia
