Regional Office Of DJPb Bengkulu Urges Local Government To Immediately Realize BOS Funds

Illustration - SMPN 02 Bengkulu City. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury (DJPb) of the Ministry of Finance Bengkulu appealed to all local governments in Bengkulu to immediately realize school operational assistance funds (BOS). "We continue to urge local governments in all regions in Bengkulu to immediately take advantage of the school's operational assistance budget from the central government," said Head of the Bengkulu Regional Office of DJPb Bayu Andy Prasetya when confirmed in Bengkulu, Antara, Sunday, August 27. Until now, the realization of the distribution of BOS funds in Bengkulu has reached Rp201.12 billion or 46.77 percent of the total ceiling of Rp430.02 billion. The BOS budget is used to finance school activities such as admissions of new students, library development, implementation of learning activities, and extracurricular activities. Then, the implementation of assessment and learning evaluation activities, implementation of school activities administration, development of the profession of teachers and education personnel, to payment of honorariums. Andy explained that the realization of the highest distribution of BOS funds in Bengkulu was in Bengkulu Province, namely Rp66.9 billion or 47.49 percent of the Rp140.9 billion ceiling. Furthermore, Bengkulu City is IDR 24.5 billion or 46.19 percent of the total ceiling of IDR 53.1 billion and North Bengkulu Regency, which is IDR 21.2 billion or 47.91 percent of the ceiling of IDR 44.3 billion. Then, Rejang Lebong Regency, namely Rp. 18.1 billion or 45.64 percent of the Rp. 39.6 billion ceiling, Seluma Regency Rp. 13 billion or 46.47 percent of the ceiling of Rp. 28.1 billion, and Mukomuko Regency Rp. 13 billion or 45.2 percent of the total ceiling of Rp. 28.7 billion.

Andy continued, South Bengkulu Regency, namely IDR 10.9 billion or 46.51 percent of the ceiling of IDR 23.5 billion, Kaur Regency around IDR 9.2 billion or 47.27 percent of the ceiling of IDR 19.4 billion, Kepahiang Regency around IDR 8.5 billion or 45.84 percent of the ceiling of IDR 18.6 billion, Central Bengkulu Regency, which is IDR 8.2 billion or 46.26 percent of the total ceiling of IDR 17.5 billion, and Lebong Regency IDR 7.2 billion or 46.87 percent of the budget ceiling of IDR 15.4 billion.