President Jokowi Reminded Regional Heads Not To Disburse Budget For Meetings Until Appeal Study

Capture the screen - President Jokowi gave a speech at the opening of the National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas) which was witnessed through the Presidential Secretariat YouTube account

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) again emphasized to regional heads not to use the budget for meeting agendas and to study too many appeals.

The President requested that regional heads be able to implement development programs in the results-oriented Government Work Plan (RKP) so that the benefits can be felt by the community.

"Don't let the budget be used for most meetings and mostly comparative studies. Never mind it's the past, in the future don't let that happen again," said President Jokowi in his remarks at the opening of the 2024 National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas) at JCC Senayan, Jakarta, reported by ANTARA, Monday, May 6.

The President requested that the preparation of RKP programs must be in sync or in line with the agenda of the central government and local governments.

In addition to synchronization, the program in the RKP must also be oriented towards results that provide regional economic income.

The Head of State also reiterated that the APBD should not be distributed to agencies so that it does not have a priority scale on clear development programs.

"The budget is retailed to agencies, everything is given, there is no clear priority scale. There is an increase of 10 percent, everything is given 10 percent, it is not clear which priority scale," said the President.

Finally, the President also advised that the programs carried out are right on target and strategic, so that the benefits of the APBN and APBD can be felt directly by the community.

For example, the stunting alleviation budget provided through the Puskesmas should not be used to purchase Puskesmas fences.

"The budget for stunting for Puskesmas is given to the Puskesmas so that the Puskesmas fence. Yes, don't say it doesn't exist. It has nothing to do with stunting with the fence," said the President.

Therefore, the President hopes that the 2024 Musrenbangnas, which carries the theme "Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Acceleration", can be a series of agenda extensions for the development of central, provincial, district and city governments, so that the agenda can be in rhythm and on target.