Visiting BPK, Governor Of Demul Asks West Java Regional Government Cash To Be Audited Immediately

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi gave a statement at the West Java BPK Building in Bandung, Friday (24/10/2025). (ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga)

JAKARTA - West Java Governor (Jabar) Dedi Mulyadi (Demul) visited the West Java Province Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Building, Friday, October 24, asking the agency to conduct an audit of the West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov) treasury and the results will be announced to the public.

This action was taken by Dedi to check and reveal how the West Java Provincial Government's regional financial management is, as well as respond to the statement of the Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Purbaya Yudhi Sadive regarding the parking of regional finances in banks.

"Yes, today we go to the BPK to ask for an in-depth audit of the West Java Provincial Government's cash. The audit has been carried out routinely and is ongoing and April will be announced. But today we also ask for the results of the audit which West Java announced immediately," said Dedi at the West Java BPK Building, Bandung, Friday, confiscated by Antara.

By conducting an audit on regional cash flow by BPK, said Dedi, it will be seen whether the West Java Provincial Government has good financial planning and financial management, whether it is funds that are included in the form of income sourced from central government transfers, or local revenue (PAD), as well as good spending.

The good spending, called Dedi, is to spend the government's budget in accordance with what is needed by the community, which in its language increases capital expenditure compared to goods and services.

"In this capital expenditure, later we will show whether the money spent on capital expenditures produces good or not capital. Like the road, whether it is in accordance with the RAB (Shopping Budget Plan), such as casting, employee costs, protected by insurance or not. Now this is the orientation, so that the public output, outcome and benefits can be obtained," he said.

The audit was carried out, said Dedi, because in terms of authority, the West Java Provincial Government's cash flow inspection was only two, namely the BPK and the Supreme Audit and Development Agency (BPKP), while the inspectorate was an internal government audit.

"Now this step is taken to provide an explanation to the public that the West Java Provincial government spending is carried out openly, accessible to the public. In fact, I often convey budgets per item at all times. And this is part of building emotional relationships between the community and the government as regional cash managers," he said.

Previously, Dedi Mulyadi rejected the statement by the Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadive, regarding 15 regions that kept funds (not) in banks, including West Java, in a regional inflation meeting with the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, Monday, October 20.

The West Java Provincial Government is said to have kept deposits of IDR 4.17 trillion. Apart from West Java, Purbaya also said that the Jakarta Provincial Government kept deposits of IDR 14.683 trillion and the East Java Provincial Government IDR 6.8 trillion.

Purbaya revealed the data from Bank Indonesia which revealed funds deposited in regional cash accounts reached Rp233 trillion, including regency government deposits (Pemkab) of Rp134.2 trillion, provincial government deposits (pemprov) of Rp60.2 trillion and city government (Pemkot) of Rp39.5 trillion.

Minister Purbaya's latest statement regarding local governments that store the APBD in the form of gyro is even a loss.

Purbaya highlighted the fact that some of the funds deposited in the area were not in the form of deposits, but in demand, which he said were more detrimental to regional finances.

"Some say that the money is not deposited but in the game, it's even lower. The interest is lower, right. Why in the game? BPK will definitely check it later," he said at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) office, Thursday, October 23.

This latest statement was also mentioned by the West Java Provincial Government, contrary to Purbaya's previous statement that questioned the area keeping cash in the form of deposits should be suspected of depositing the budget in order to make a profit.