Instruction of President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2025 on Budget Efficiency in Implementing the State Budget and Regional Budget 2025 [1] [2] is an instructional decree signed by President Prabowo Subianto on 22 January 2025, intended to streamline national and regional spending by cutting 306.69 trillion rupiahs. Its implementation has sparked numerous budget cuts and caused criticism by various parties. [3] 2025 Indonesian student protesters demanded for its repeal. [4]
The document is a six-page long decree instructing the ministers of Red and White Cabinet, the commander of Indonesian National Armed Forces, the chief of Indonesian National Police, the heads of non-ministerial governmental institutions, the leaders of state secretariats, governors, mayors, and regents:
The decree has greatly reduced budgets allocated to governmental bodies in Indonesia. Fifteen ministries and non-ministerial institutions were reportedly affected. [5] The construction of the Capital City of Nusantara has been also affected, since the budget allocated Ministry of Public Works for 2025 has been reduced from 110.95 trillion to 29.57 trillion rupiahs. There are concerns of being stalled. [6]