Every five years, the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) issues a medium-term national spending plan (Rencana Pengeluaran Jangka Menengah Nasional (RPJMN)). Based on this and taking into consideration the macroeconomic framework as well as the president’s instructions, the ministries, including the Ministry of Health have to submit an annual work plan (Rencana Kerja Pemerintah (RKP)), along with their budget to the Ministry of Finance. The combined budgets are then discussed and approved by the legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR)). This process occurs annually between October and November for the following year (Kementrian Keuangan, 2015).

The previous RPJMN covered the years 2014 to 2019. From 2020 onwards the RPJMN 2020-2024 will be the reference for upcoming budgets (Kementrian PPN/BAPPENAS, 2019).

References:

Kementrian Keuangan. (2015). Pedoman Proses Perencanaan, Penganggaran, dan Pelaksanaan APBN. http://www.anggaran.depkeu.go.id/content/publikasi/buku pedoman perencanaan.pdf

Kementrian PPN/BAPPENAS. (2019). Rancangan Teknokratik Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional 2020 – 2024.