BPK Completes 738 Examination Result Reports In Semester I-2024

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) managed to save state finances amounting to Rp13.66 trillion during the first semester of 2024.

BPK chairman Isma Yatun explained that the rescue came from depositing into the state treasury amounting to Rp11.09 trillion, as well as from saving state expenditures through corrections to electricity subsidies/compensation in 2022 and 2023 amounting to Rp2.57 trillion.

Meanwhile, the Summary of Semester Examination Results (IHPS) I of 2024 is a summary of the 738 examination report (LHP) completed by BPK in the first semester of 2024, consisting of 700 LHP of Finance, 3 Performance LHP, and 35 LHP with Certain Goals (DTT).

Isma conveyed that the IHPS also revealed the results of BPK monitoring which included monitoring the implementation of follow-up recommendations for the results of the examination, monitoring the completion of state compensation, and monitoring of the use of investigative LHP, calculating state losses, and providing expert information.

For the results of the examination of the 2023 Central Government Financial Report (LKPP), BPK provides an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) on 79 LKKL and one LKBUN and an Unqualified Opinion with Exceptions (WDP) on four LKKLs.

Meanwhile, for 546 regional government financial reports (LKPD) examined by the BPK, as many as 493 local governments obtained WTP opinions, 48 local governments obtained WDP opinions, 3 local governments received opinions of Not Obtaining opinions or TMPs, and 2 local governments received unfair opinions or TWs.

Meanwhile, BPK also examined four other agency financial reports, namely Bank Indonesia Annual LK, LK Deposit Insurance Corporation, and LK Hajj Financial Management Agency with the opinion of WTP. Meanwhile, LK Financial Services Authority in 2023 received a WDP opinion.

In addition, the results of monitoring follow-up on the recommendations for the results of the examination from 2005 to Semester I of 2024 show that as many as 78 percent of the recommendations have been followed up.

"The BPK recommendation will have a much wider impact when there is synergy, support, and commitment from the DPR as the main counterpart of the BPK to jointly realize the supervisory function in the accountability chain of state financial governance," he said in his statement, Thursday, October 24.

Isma said that the IHPS I of 2024 also revealed the role of BPK in improving state financial governance, among others, through disclosing the problem of inequality and ineffectiveness of Rp1.55 trillion.

In addition, BPK also has a commitment to support the eradication of corruption through investigative examinations and calculation of state losses amounting to Rp644 billion.

Isma conveyed that the BPK also recommended other strategic issues related to non-compliance, quality of planning, implementation, and reporting of government activities or programs.