2020 DKI Regional Budget Deficit, DPRD: We Must Understand

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government is experiencing a budget deficit in the 2020 DKI Regional Budget. This was conveyed at the accountability plenary meeting for the 2020 APBD implementation which was held at the DKI DPRD Building, yesterday.

Deputy Chairman of the DKI DPRD from the PKS faction, Abdurrahman Suhaimi understands. The decline in revenue and expenditure targets in the 2020 APBD, said Suhaimi, occurred due to refocusing on handling the COVID-19 pandemic, which had been adjusted to conditions on the ground.

“We have to understand because this is the COVID-19 condition. So, many things were unexpected, many things should have worked, but because of COVID-19, it had to be refocused. Including in receipts, if the economy runs, it will definitely affect the APBD," said Suhaimi, quoted on the official website of the DKI DPRD, Friday, July 30.

Suhaimi said that the DKI Provincial Government must spend a larger budget to ensure the need for social safety networks through various types of assistance, to COVID-19 control facilities by intensifying the implementation of 3T (testing, tracing, treatment) throughout 2020.

Moreover, said Suhaimi, the DKI Provincial Government still gets an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) from the Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in the presentation of the 2020 Regional Government Financial Report (LKPD).

However, Suhaimi ensured that the DPRD would continue to oversee every SKPD activity that was refocused or maintained in budget execution. Thus, the quality of the 2020 DKI P2APBD discussions at the legislative level will continue to be maintained as it should be.

“Later the commissions will discuss, the factions will also give their views. At a glance, there must be a lot to understand, meaning not because of its poor performance, but because of the unfortunate conditions that forced it," he explained. almost all of the 2020 DKI APBD postures experienced a significant decline.

Among them, the targeted regional income of Rp. 57.23 trillion was only able to be realized by Rp. 55.89 trillion or 97.65 percent.

Then, regional expenditures consisting of direct expenditures (BL) were realized at Rp. 23.06 trillion from a projected budget of Rp. 25.29 trillion (86.23 percent) and indirect expenditures (BTL) were realized at Rp. 29.01 trillion from a projected budget of Rp. 33.65 trillion. 91.19 percent).

Furthermore, regional financing consisting of realized financing receipts of Rp5.58 trillion, financing expenditures of Rp4.21 trillion, and the remaining over calculation of the 2020 APBD (SiLPA) was recorded at Rp5.16 trillion.