Strengthen the downstream industry of East Kalimantan

Paser land, Thursday 4/2/2016. The implementation of the Bappeda Coordination Meeting in East Kalimantan in 2016 is an important and straggic agenda in the framework of To identify straggical problems and issues and synergize priority programs between the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan and Regency/City Government in East Kalimantan and the Central Government in the preparation of the East Kalimantan Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD) in 2017 which is the 4th year of the East Kalimantan RPJMD 2013-2018 which determines the success of the East Kalimantan RPJMD target.

This was conveyed by Plt. Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province, Dr.Ir.H. Rusmadi, MS representing the Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr.H. Awang Faroek Ishak who was unable to attend when delivering remarks while opening the Bappeda Coordination Meeting in East Kalimantan in 2016 with the theme "Strengthening the Downstream Industry To Creating Quality Economic Structure" attended by participants totaling approximately 250 people from the SKPD of the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan and SKPD Regency/City in East Kalimantan in the Sandurengas Hotel Meeting Room, Tanah Paser, Wednesday 3/2/2016.

h. Rusmadi added that the holding of this coordination meeting intended to equalize perceptions in overcoming identification of challenges and improvements according to the program and strengthening provincial, district/city synergy and between sectors in order to improve program implementation and to get input regarding program improvement efforts. >

While the purpose of the East Kalimantan Bappeda Coordination Meeting is to synergize the priority programs and activities of the central, provincial and district/city governments in East Kalimantan in overcoming problems and efforts to achieve development targets in the RPJMD 2013-2018 and the target to be achieved is the realization of an agreement between the Provincial Government and the Regency/City Government in the context of the implementation of the priority program for the development of East Kalimantan Province in 2017.

Exposure to the resource person

Submission of the speakers who were awaited by participants who attended the second session after the opening delivered by 2 speakers including the Director General of Financial Balance, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Rukijo, SE., MM With the title Exposure to "The 2017 Balancing Fund Policy Plan of East Kalimantan Province" and the second resource of a political economy, Dr. Ichsanuddin Noorsy, B.Sc., SH., M.Sc with the title of "Strengthening of the Downstream Industry To Representing Quality Economic Structure" which is packaged in the Talk Show agenda guided by a moderator who is experienced from TVRI Kaltim, Ardhana Riswari.

Rukijo, SE., MM Director General of Financial Balance, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia in his presentation said that the increase in the transfer budget to the regions and village funds through the basis of policies included:
1. The need to strengthen Indonesia's characteristics as a fiscal decentralized country.
2. The existence of the authority to implement government affairs has been submitted from the center to the region (in accordance with Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government.
3. The need to increase the allocation of the transfer budget to the regions and village funds to support the implementation of Nawacita, namely ideals: Third: Building Indonesia from strengthening the regions and villages within the framework of the Republic of Indonesia; The Village Law that has given the authority and financial resources to the village, among others in the form of village funds from the APBN.

Improvement of Transfer Policy to the Region (General Transfer Fund)

General Allocation Funds (DAU) are funds sourced from the APBN revenue allocated with the purpose of equitable financial capacity between regions to fund regional needs in the context of implementing decentralization in accordance with Law Number 33 In 2004 Article 1 paragraph 21. As Equalization Grant DAU is an instrument of transfer intended to minimize fiscal inequality between regions, as well as to equalize the ability between regions in accordance with Law Number 33 of 2004 Article 1 paragraph 21. While the allocation of DAU is based on formulas with the concept of basic allocation And fiscal gap (fiscal gap), which is the difference between fiscal needs and fiscal capacity in accordance with Law Number 33 of 2004 Article 27 paragraph 2.

DAU (General Allocation Fund) policy in 2016 is:
1. Apply the DAU formula consistently through weighting: basic allocation; Component of fiscal needs; Component of fiscal capacity. 2. Increasing equitable financial ability between regions (as an equalization grant) shown by the most optimal Williamson index, through restrictions on the portion of basic allocation and evaluating the weight of fiscal needs and fiscal capacity, with the direction of reducing fiscal inequality between regions.
3. The amount of the National DAU ceiling is set at 27.7% of the Net PDN stipulated in the APBN.

While the presentation of economists and political experts, Dr. Ichsanunddin Noorsy, B.Sc., SH., M.Si is more focused on providing input, especially in the development planning sector that can improve the regional economy in order to improve the welfare of the people.

Ichsanunddin Noorsy added that the statement of the state in running governments both central, provincial and district/city governments must be honest in making development planning without any intervention from any party.

Public Relations Bappeda Province of East Kalimantan/Sukandar, S. Sos