We expect youngsters to learn and understand the concepts and implementation of the State Budget
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Finance held the 2021 State Budget (APBN) Olympics, with the main theme "Youth Build the Nation," to offer youngsters an understanding of the State Budget.

"We expect youngsters to learn and understand the concepts and implementation of the State Budget," Director General of Budget of the Finance Ministry Isa Rachmatawarta stated in Jakarta on Thursday.

Rachmatawarta noted that the championship, held for the fourth time, was expected to have more participants from varied educational backgrounds in a bid to create better competition and a more proven winner.

In addition, the diverse participants are also projected to disseminate important and strategic information on state finances to the public.

"With students, as the State Budget ambassadors from an early age, we are optimistic of this nation’s progress being maintained continuously," Rachmatawarta emphasized.

In contrast to the previous years, the 2021 APBN Olympics will not only involve students but also teachers and educators.

The 2021 APBN Olympics will feature four categories: State Budget video/TikTok competition for middle school students, State Budget quiz for high school students, State Budget Debate for university students, and the APBN teaching material content competition for high school teachers.

For the State Budget quiz, participants will be divided into four regions and will go through four stages of selection.

The first stage is an online-based selection from August 29, while the second online selection will be held on September 19, the regional final on October 7, and the national final on October 21.

Registrations are open from July 6 to August 21, 2021, via this page https://klc2.kemenkeu.go.id/olimpiade_apbn.

For the other remaining competitions, the Ministry of Finance will open the registration process in August.

Some 3,324 teams from high schools comprising six teams from Indonesian schools abroad -- Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah -- had participated in the 2020 APBN Olympics.

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