REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- As much as Rp250 trillion of the budget allocated for regional governments is still unused due to slow absorption of the state budget, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said.

"The absorption of the state budget is impeded. More than Rp250 trillion of the state budget allocated for regional development is still in banks---both regional development banks and private banks," he stated here on Tuesday.

As a result, regional economies are growing at a slower pace, which is affecting national economic growth, as well, he added.

Therefore, the minister urged all regional heads to realize their development programs.