Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's House Speaker Puan Maharani said President Prabowo Subianto's direct presentation of the government's Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles (KEM-PPKF) for the 2027 fiscal year marked an important and strategic moment.

"The president's presence today is an important and strategic moment to affirm that the 2027 state budget is being designed to provide the greatest possible benefits to the Indonesian people," she said during a plenary session at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Puan described the KEM-PPKF as the initial framework for drafting the 2027 state budget and a tool for anticipating economic risks.

She said the framework should support quality economic growth reflected not only in higher gross domestic product but also in improved public welfare.

"Macroeconomic assumptions and fiscal directions in the KEM-PPKF will also send signals to investors, businesses, regional governments, and market players regarding the direction of the national economy in 2027," Puan said.

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She added that the fiscal framework was highly anticipated by the public because it would shape the direction of national development and economic welfare.

"The president's attendance today is awaited not only by those in this room, but also by all Indonesians who want to know how the 2027 state budget will be designed," she said.

The plenary session was also attended by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, cabinet ministers, state institution leaders, political party chairpersons, and lawmakers.

The session also included deliberations on revisions to the 2026 National Legislation Program priority bills and discussions on a proposed amendment to the 2002 National Police Law.

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