Received Unqualified Opinion For 10 Consecutive Years, Coordinating Ministry For Economic Affairs Encourages SPI Development, As Well As Implementation Of Governance, Risk And Compliance

JAKARTA - The government has carried out the preparation of the Financial Statements in accordance with the applicable Government Accounting Standards. This is a form of implementing commitment and accountability for the implementation of the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 as mandated in Law Number 17 of 2003 concerning State Finances and Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning State Treasury.

The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs once again won an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) from the Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on the 2020 Financial Statements, which was the 10th consecutive achievement since 2011.

With this success, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs also received an award from the Minister of Finance in the WTP category a minimum of 10 times in a row which was delivered virtually at the National Working Meeting on Accounting and Government Financial Reporting which was also attended by the Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Susiwijono Moegiarso, Tuesday, September 14.

WTP opinion is a mandatory standard that must be maintained. This is what is able to encourage continuous performance improvement, encourage the development of an adequate Internal Control System, as well as the implementation of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) within the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto on the agenda for submitting the Audit Results Report (LHP) of Financial Statements with BPK RI, last July, hoped that all levels of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs would not only compete to pursue WTP opinions but also work hard in improving good governance practices. good governance (good governance).

On the occasion of the LHP submission, Coordinating Minister Airlangga also said that room for improvement and internal control must still be identified and continuous improvement should be carried out.

"You must be committed to following up on all BPK recommendations submitted in the LHP, according to the agreed action plan and deadline, as well as submitting periodic follow-up monitoring", said Airlangga.

Coordinating Minister Airlangga also conveyed according to President Joko Widodo's direction that during this pandemic it is necessary to work quickly, strengthen synergies and collaborations, checks and balances, work together and correct each other so that all policies and programs run effectively, the community gets the maximum benefit, and The Indonesian nation can quickly rise from this pandemic.

For this achievement, Coordinating Minister Airlangga expressed his deepest gratitude and appreciation to BPK RI which has carried out the audit as well as possible and provided the opportunity to coordinate intensively in the examination of state financial management at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, as well as to the ranks of the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy who have worked hard to make that happen.