Increase the Absorption of the 2012 East Kalimantan APBD

Samarinda, 20/6/12. Increase the absorption of the East Kalimantan Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) for the 2012 Fiscal Year to reduce the income from the East Kalimantan APBD which is still relatively high when viewed at fiscal year 2011.

This was expressed by the Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province, DR. Kusuma Bangsa No. 2 Samarinda, guided by the Head of BAPPEDA East Kalimantan, DR.Ir.H. Rusmadi.MS.

To overcome this, the hard work of all SKPDs in East Kalimantan Province is needed in implementing programs and activities in the 2012 fiscal year on time and in accordance with applicable regulatory provisions.

The enthusiasm of the participants was very high with the number of participants estimated at more than three hundred people coming from all SKPDs within the East Kalimantan Provincial Government as well as all UPTD Dispenda, Transportation Services and Public Works Services in all Regencies/Cities throughout East Kalimantan.

In his speech/presentation, the Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan stated that on behalf of the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan he would like to welcome and express his thanks for the arrival of the APBA Activity Control Acceleration Team (P2K) – Aceh Province, chaired by the Governor's Expert Staff for Control and Foreign Relations, Mr. dr. Taqwalah, M. Kes. The important points in the speech by the Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province include:

1. The East Kalimantan Provincial Government really hopes for assistance from the P2K APBA - Aceh Team to be able to share experiences regarding budget absorption, where it is known that the Aceh Provincial Government has carried out this for three years through the supervision of the P2K - APBA Aceh Team, initially in 2009 physical realization was 85% and financial 64% but with the hard work of the P2K Team the achievement of Budget absorption in 2011 reached 99% for physical realization and 94% financial realization.

2. For this reason, we are gathered here as a follow-up to the socialization of the application of the Aceh P2K Format at the Regional Development Coordination Meeting held in Tarakan City, so that we can then understand and implement these formats to reduce the SILPA numbers which are still relatively high.

3. On May 8 to 10, the Provincial Government sent a team to study the implementation of the Aceh P2K format consisting of: Bappeda Provincial. East Kalimantan, Regional Development Bureau and Provincial Secretariat Finance Bureau. East Kalimantan, Transportation Department, Public Works Department, Health Service and Provincial Education Department. East Kalimantan. Where the implementation of this meeting is a consolidation step, in accordance with the direction of the Central BUDGET ABSORPTION EVALUATION & SUPERVISION (TEP) TEAM under the coordination of UKP4 to carry out format learning that has been prepared by the P2K - APBA Team of the Aceh Provincial Government

4. The implementation of the P2K Aceh format is an effort by the Provincial Government to accelerate budget absorption in East Kalimantan Province and submit reports on budget absorption for East Kalimantan Province for 2012 on a quarterly basis to the President through the Budget Absorption Evaluation and Monitoring Team (TEP) of the Presidential Work Unit for Monitoring Development Control (UKP4).

5. On May 29 2012, the East Kalimantan Provincial Government submitted the first quarter report on budget absorption for 2012 by filling in the format submitted by the Budget Absorption Evaluation and Monitoring Team (TEP), based on the evaluation results from the Budget Absorption Evaluation and Monitoring Team (TEP), improvements were still needed in filling out the format.

At the end of his speech the Secretary stated and asked all Heads of SKPD to seriously study and immediately need to implement filling in the format for accelerating budget absorption by all SKPD within the East Kalimantan Provincial Government, then asked the East Kalimantan Budget Absorption and Monitoring Evaluation Team (TEPPA) consisting of elements from Bappeda, Itwil, Bangda and Finance Bureau to immediately accelerate it.

East Kalimantan Province has received the trust of the Teamwork Unit as one of the First Provinces to Trial the Provincial APBD Activity Control Format throughout Indonesia (Socialization of the Activity Acceleration and Control Application System / P2K).

With this activity, it is hoped that it can stimulate targeted Regional Expenditure Budget Absorption and comply with the Republic of Indonesia's Regulations and Legislation. Also as input for the P2K Working Team regarding applications that are socialized and operated which will be developed further in line with needs and requirements.

The Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province, H. Irianto Lambrie hopes that holding this meeting can provide a solution to suppress the relatively high Silpa of East Kalimantan. "We hope that Silpa will be low and the level of budget absorption, both physical and financial, can be high every year," he hoped.

Meanwhile, the Head of the East Kalimantan Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), Dr.Ir. H Rusmadi.MS added that after this meeting a leadership meeting (Rapim) will be continued led by the Governor of East Kalimantan, DR.H.Awang Faroek Ishak, which is scheduled for 2/7/12. (Public Relations of the East Kalimantan Bappeda/Sukandar, S.Sos).

Photo : Doc. Sukandar/Public Relations of East Kalimantan Bappeda and M. Yusni, Bid. East Kalimantan Bappeda Development Statistics & Control