Safe! Sri Mulyani KF 21 Stealth Jet Project Budget Checklist
NEWS - Tim Redaksi, CNBC Indonesia
21 December 2022 08:45
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The issue of default related to the KF-21 Boromae project between South Korea and Indonesia became a hot topic after President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) visit to Korea in late July.
However, the issue was successfully dismissed by the government. The reason is, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) under the leadership of Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has ensured that the cost share payment for the stealth fighter jet project developed by South Korea and Indonesia, KF 21 Boromae or known as KFX-IFX is budgeted in the 2022 and 2023 state budgets.
Director of Budget for Political, Legal, Defense and Security Affairs, and Budget Section of the State General Treasurer, Directorate General of Budget of the Ministry of Finance Dwi Pudjiastuti Handayani emphasized that the cost share for KF 21 Boromae has been allocated into the 2022 and 2023 state budgets.
"About the cost share for KFX-IFX, in the 2022 & 2023 State Budget has been allocated," she said when contacted by CNBC Indonesia, Sunday (12/18/2022).
Meanwhile, the matter of payment to the South Korean side will be the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense.
Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense for the 2010-2013 period, Marshal (Ret.) Eris Heryanto, revealed that this magnificent project is estimated to cost up to Rp 24.8 trillion or around 8 billion won. This budget consists of four stages of allocation, technology development of IDR 0.1 trillion, development of IDR 20 trillion, technology readiness of IDR 0.7 trillion and operational and infrastructure of IDR 4 trillion.
According to Eris, Indonesia's share in this case reaches 20 percent. "This is the infrastructure that Indonesia must have in carrying out activities, whether testing, certification, or making parts," he said.
This cost share budget was actually budgeted before around 2016-2017. However, the cost share at that time was used for more important purposes.
"As a result, the Ministry of Finance is not willing to replace until there is an order from the President. That's why we don't pay the cost share," he said.
He viewed that if this agreement had been stated in the form of a Presidential Regulation, financial affairs should no longer be the domain of the ministry. This has become a commitment of the government with the governments that cooperate, namely the governments of Indonesia and South Korea (government to government / g-to-g).
Cost share untuk KF 21 Boromae sudah dialokasikan ke dalam APBN 2022 dan 2023.
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