Bogor Regency Government Deficit Budget Of IDR 594 Billion

Deputy Regent of Bogor Iwan Setiawan/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

CIBINONG - The Regional Representative Council (DPRD) together with the Regency Government (Pemkab) of Bogor, West Java experienced a budget deficit of IDR 594 billion ahead of the ratification of the 2022 regional budget (APBD) which will be ratified at the end of November 2021.

"Two days ago we examined it, there are several options prepared, including cutting spending, increasing revenue targets, and delaying ADD (village fund allocation)," said Deputy Regent of Bogor Iwan Setiawan, in Cibinong, quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 25.

Iwab said the Bogor Regency Government did not want to borrow money to cover the deficit which reached IDR 594 billion. Moreover, previously the Bogor Regency Government had also cut ASN salaries for two months to cover the deficit.

"We have also refocused the budget in several agencies, such as the Education Office, we have cut IDR 30 billion, then the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Service has cut IDR 200 billion according to the direction of the council," continued the Vice Regent of Bogor.

Iwan said that some of the activities that will be cut include spending on office stationery (ATK), and grants for honorary teachers.

"We have to do this, especially when we only have less than a week before the APBD is set," said Iwan.

The DPRD and the Bogor Regency Government previously agreed on the General Policy for the Priority Budget for the Temporary Budget Ceiling (KUA-PPAS) for 2022, on August 31, 2021.

The result of the agreement in the 2022 KUA-PPAS memorandum is that Bogor Regency's revenue is IDR 6.1 trillion, with details of local revenue (PAD) of IDR 3 trillion and central transfer funds of IDR 3 trillion.

Then, the expenditure budget was set at IDR 6.9 trillion, so that at that time a deficit of around IDR 700 billion was obtained which would be taken from the Excess Budget Usage (Silpa) in 2021.