The Ministry Of SOEs Budget Realization Reaches IDR 190.94 Billion In 2021, The Biggest Is For Goods Expenditure Of IDR 122.44 Billion

JAKARTA - SOE Minister Erick Thohir stated that the realization of the SOE Ministry's budget in 2021 will reach IDR 190.94 billion. This amount is equivalent to 98.91 percent of the budget ceiling of Rp. 193.04 billion.

"The Ministry of SOEs' 2021 budget is IDR 193.04 billion consisting of management support programs and SOE development and supervision programs," said Erick Thohir in a working meeting with Commission VI of the DPR RI which was monitored online, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 24.

Erick said that the 2021 budget realization consisted of personnel expenditures of Rp. 57.81 billion or 99.43 percent of the ceiling of Rp. 58.14 billion. Then, goods expenditures amounted to Rp. 122.44 billion or 98.63 percent of the ceiling of Rp. 124.14 billion and capital expenditures of Rp. 10.69 billion or 99.32 percent of the ceiling of Rp. 10.77 billion.

"As has been stated, the 2021 financial report has received an unqualified opinion (WTP) from the Supreme Audit Agency and this is the 15th time that the BPK has given it to the Ministry of SOEs," he said.

In addition, the Minister of SOEs also said that the budget ceiling for the Ministry of SOEs for the 2023 fiscal year was Rp.260.4 billion, an increase of 12 percent from the previous proposal of Rp.232 billion.

The budget ceiling for the program in 2023 is divided into two, namely Rp. 180.7 billion for management support programs and Rp. 79.7 billion for development and supervision programs for SOEs.

Previously, the SOE Ministry's financial report received an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) for the 15th time in a row.

In addition to examining the Financial Statements of the Ministry of SOEs for Fiscal Year 2021, the BPK Team also conducted audits of support for the Budget Section (BA) of Government Investment (BA 999.03) and BA of Government Subsidy Management (BA 999.07) as support for the Central Government Financial Statements (LKPP). ) Fiscal Year 2021 which also received WTP opinion.

For information, BA 999.03 is a financial report on the implementation of government investment in state companies (including the implementation of PMN and IP PEN) while BA 999.07 is a financial report on the implementation of the National Economic Recovery Program in the MSME sector through the program of providing interest/margin subsidies for debtors of PT Permodalan Nasional Madani and PT Pegadaian since the 2020 fiscal year.

SOE Minister Erick Thohir said all the transformations in the Ministry of SOEs and SOEs over the past three years were the result of close cooperation with BPK.

Despite retaining the title of WTP opinion, Erick is not complacent and hopes for BPK's full support to continue to assist us in continuing this transformation.