Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- In the pages of the 2027 State Budget Draft (RAPBN), the long rows of trillion-rupiah figures are not merely fiscal calculations on paper, but they also represent the government policy direction in achieving public welfare.

President Prabowo Subianto, in his Financial Note speech on Friday (August 14), said state spending in the 2027 RAPBN is designed at Rp4,097.2 trillion, while state revenue is targeted at Rp3,426.0 trillion.

The government has also targeted economic growth in the range of 5.8-6.5 percent.

"The state budget is not merely a financial document. It is our tool of struggle, a tool to protect the people, a tool to strengthen the nation, a tool to realize the ideals of independence in achieving a better...