印尼宪法法院首席法官苏哈托约周四裁定，政府必须在2028年前将免费营养餐计划（MBG）的资金从教育运营预算中分离出来[1]。该计划旨在为8300万学童和孕妇提供免费餐食，以对抗营养不良[1]。
根据宪法法院的决定，2026年的免费餐食融资方式被认为符合宪法，但后续年份的这种融资模式将不符合宪法要求[1]。当前，政府已将769.1万亿印尼盾（折合615亿美元）教育预算的近三分之一分配给免费餐食计划[1]。如果排除这笔支出，教育支出将下降至约14%，远低于印尼宪法规定的最低20%要求[1]。
根据印尼教师协会的数据，该国至少有70万名合同制教师，其中74%的月收入不足200万印尼盾（约170美元），部分教师月收入甚至低于50万印尼盾（约43美元）[1]。教师组织对这一资金分离政策的实施提出担忧[1]。
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that the government must cease financing its free school meal program from education budget allocations, effective 2028.[1] Chief Justice Suhartoyo issued the decision on Thursday, mandating that funding for the Meal for Gold (MBG) initiative be separated from education operating funds within two years.[1] The program, launched in 2025, aims to provide free meals to 83 million students and pregnant women to combat malnutrition.[1]
The court's intervention addresses a constitutional compliance issue stemming from Indonesia's requirement that at least 20 percent of the national budget be allocated to education.[1] Currently, the government allocates nearly one-third of its 769.1 trillion rupiah (approximately 61.5 billion US dollars) education budget to the free meal scheme.[1] In the 2026 budget, education spending comprises 20.1 percent of total expenditure, but excluding MBG costs, this figure drops to approximately 14 percent—significantly below the constitutional threshold.[1] The Constitutional Court determined that using education funds for the meal program complies with the constitution during 2026 but violates it in subsequent years.[1]
Teacher advocates have raised concerns about the practical feasibility of implementing the separation.[1] According to Indonesia's Teacher Association, the nation employs at least 700,000 contract teachers, with 74 percent earning monthly incomes below 2 million rupiah (approximately 170 US dollars), and some receiving less than 500,000 rupiah (roughly 43 US dollars) monthly.[1]