Ministry Of Home Affairs Encourages Acceleration Of Realization Of APBD And Inflation In Aceh

Director General Of Regional Finance At The Ministry Of Home Affairs Agus Fatoni (right)/ANTARA/HO-Puspen Ministry Of Home Affairs

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) has consistently encouraged the acceleration of the realization of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) and handling inflation, including handling extreme poverty, stunting, and other priority programs in Aceh Province.

Director General of Regional Finance of the Ministry of Home Affairs Agus Fatoni said the visit of the Ministry of Home Affairs Team to Aceh to monitor evaluations (monev) and assistance encourages the acceleration of the realization of the APBD, handling inflation, and socializing regional financial management policies.

The realization of Aceh APBD's revenue for Fiscal Year 2023 until August 18, 2023 was 46.93 percent or Rp4.78 trillion. Meanwhile, the realization of Aceh APBD expenditure for Fiscal Year 2023 as of August 12, 2023 was 46.38 percent or Rp. 5.14 trillion.

Meanwhile, the realization of Provincial, Regency and City Budget revenues throughout Indonesia for the 2023 Fiscal Year as of August 18, 2023, amounted to 50.46 percent or Rp. 623.08 trillion.

Meanwhile, the realization of Provincial, Regency and City Budget expenditures throughout Indonesia for Fiscal Year 2023 as of August 18, 2023, amounted to 42.55 percent or Rp548.39 trillion.

Fatoni reminded that the realization of the APBD since the beginning of the year needs to be optimized due to a number of factors. One of them is being able to make money circulating in the community increase.

This has an impact on increasing people's purchasing power as well as the community's economy.

"Second, early development was carried out since the beginning of the year so that the presence of the state and the presence of the government were felt by the community and the results of development could be enjoyed throughout the year," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, August 28.

Third, public services are improved early, so that the level of public trust in the government is higher. Fourth, people's welfare increases and fifth, competitiveness will increase and will attract investors early.

On the other hand, the provincial and district/city governments are currently in the process of making the APBD changes to the 2023 Fiscal Year. Fatoni reminded the regions to maximize the process of changing the APBD well.

"If there are activities that cannot be carried out, they can be changed. Or there are priorities that have not been budgeted, the budget can be fulfilled. Therefore, make the momentum of the revised APBD to revise, evaluate, and re-align the APBD which will be carried out in the last 3 months," explained Fatoni.

Regarding the provision of a budget for emergency or urgent needs that are not yet available in the APBD, it can use Unexpected Expenditures (BTT) through a budget shift mechanism by changing the budget dissemination of the APBD.

Fatoni explained that in the preparation of the APBD for the 2024 Fiscal Year, it is necessary to follow the principles or main policies as instructions and directions for local governments in the preparation, discussion, and determination.

He mentioned that there are five policies in drafting the APBD for Fiscal Year 2024. These include general policies, regional income policies, regional spending policies, regional financing policies, as well as surplus policies, deficits and the remainder of the More Budget Financing Year with respect (SILPA).

To note, the Ministry of Home Affairs Team is a combination of the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Regional Finance Development (Keuda), the Directorate General of Regional Development (Bangda), and the Inspectorate General (Itjen) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The team consists of the Director General (Dirjen) of Bina Keuda, Inspector IV Inspector General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Director of Planning, Evaluation and Information of Regional Development, Director of Regional Budget Planning of the Directorate General of Highway Development, Analyst of Policy for Intermediate Experts and Young Experts.