Indonesian court rules government cannot spend education funding on school meals
- Read the story in Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's flagship Free Nutritious Meals program, designed to combat under-nutrition, cannot be funded through the national education budget.
- The free meals program, or MBG, was launched in 2025 with the aim of feeding 83 million school children and expectant mothers that year.
- On Thursday, Indonesia's chief judge Suhartoyo ruled that the budget for educational needs and the free meals program must be separated within two years.
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- Read the story in Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's flagship Free Nutritious Meals program, designed to combat under-nutrition, cannot be funded through the national education budget.
- The free meals program, or MBG, was launched in 2025 with the aim of feeding 83 million school children and expectant mothers that year.
- On Thursday, Indonesia's chief judge Suhartoyo ruled that the budget for educational needs and the free meals program must be separated within two years.
Sources: Abc