BPK Saves Rp13.66 Trillion State Money During Semester I-2024

Ketua BPK Isma Yatun saat menyampaikan Ikhtisar Hasil Pemeriksaan Semester di Gedung DPR, Jakarta. (Foto: ANTARA)

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

This is in accordance with the results of the examination contained in the Summary of the Semester Examination Results (IHPS) I 2024.

"The rescue came from deposits 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," said BPK Chairman Isma Yatun as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, October 23.

Officially, the 2024 IHPS I Book has been submitted to the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives through the Letter of the Chairman of the BPK Number 139/S/I/9/2024 dated September 30, 2024.

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

The IHPS also revealed the results of BPK monitoring which included monitoring the implementation of follow-up recommendations on 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 State General Treasurer Financial Report (LKBUN), as well as an Unqualified Opinion with Exceptions (WDP) of four LKKL.

As for the 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 (TMP), and 2 local governments received Unreasonable opinions (TW).

BPK is also said to have examined four other agency LKs, namely Bank Indonesia's Annual LK, LK Deposit Insurance Corporation, and LK Hajj Financial Management Agency obtained WTP opinions. The Financial Services Authority's LK in 2023 received a WDP opinion.

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," said Isma.

IHPS I 2024 also reported the role of BPK in improving state financial governance, including through disclosing the problem of inequality and ineffectiveness of Rp1.55 trillion.

"BPK also has a commitment to support the eradication of corruption through investigative examinations and calculation of state losses of Rp. 644 billion. BPK also submitted strategic recommendations, among others, related to non-compliance problems, quality of planning, implementation, and reporting of government activities or programs," he said.