Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia has calculated additional transfers for regional governments facing budget shortfalls and is awaiting President Prabowo Subianto's approval before announcing the allocation, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Friday.The Finance Ministry has estimated the amount of supplementary regional transfer funds, known as TKD, needed to support local governments, Sadewa told reporters at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.”We have calculated roughly how much is needed. Now we are awaiting the President's direction,” Sadewa said.He declined to disclose the proposed allocation, saying he would first present the plan to Prabowo before any official announcement.”If the President agrees, we will announce it. If not, then the decision rests entirely with the President,” he said.Sadewa said he was confident the proposed funding would be sufficient to address budget gaps faced by several regional governments.He did not specify how many regions would receive the additional transfers. However, he said earlier this week that about 490 regional administrations could qualify for the funding.”Yes, it is around that number, but it still needs verification. For now, it is only a preliminary estimate based on our calculations,” Sadewa said.The government is moving to accelerate the disbursement process so financially constrained regional administrations can receive the additional funds as soon as possible.Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian met Sadewa earlier this week to discuss the release of revenue-sharing funds, known as DBH, and the proposed supplementary regional transfers.Karnavian said he had submitted a list of regional governments requiring immediate financial assistance to the Finance Ministry.He also said the central government had instructed regional administrations not to lay off contract employees or delay salary payments because of budget pressures.According to Karnavian, many regional governments still have room to improve spending efficiency before claiming insufficient funding.He said some regions reporting budget shortages continued to allocate disproportionately high spending to operational and maintenance expenses, indicating potential savings could be redirected to priority programs and personnel costs.The proposed additional transfers form part of the government's broader effort to stabilize regional finances while maintaining public services and employment during ongoing fiscal adjustments.