Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bamsoet Appreciates Government's Performance in Obtaining Opinion on Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) CAP

Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Speaker Bamsoet Appreciates Government's Performance in Obtaining Opinion on Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) CAP

Monday, July 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. WIB

JAKARTA – Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly and Vice Chairman General of the Golkar Party Bambang Soesatyo appreciated the financial performance of the central government which has again received a fair opinion without exception (WTP) from the Financial Audit Agency (BPK). This is the eighth WTP opinion since the Audit Results Report on the Central Government Financial Report (LHP LKPP) 2016.

“As President Joko Widodo stated, the CAP results should not make the central government complacent. Because the CAP is not an achievement, but an obligation. Obtaining the CAP does not mean that there is nothing to improve and perfect. The use of APBN as the people’s money must not only be appropriate in terms of “administration, but must also be effective and targeted,” Bamsoet said after attending the handover of the LHP LKPP from the BPK to the central government, in Jakarta, Monday (8/7/24).

Present were President Joko Widodo, Vice President KH Maruf Amin, DPR President Puan Maharini, Indonesian BPK Chairman Isma Yatun, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Coordinating Minister for Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Hadi Thahjanto.

The Chairman of the 20th DPR RI and Chairman of Commission III of the 7th DPR RI in the field of law, human rights and security also supports the measures taken by the government of President Joko Widodo which has carried out structural reforms to eliminate various complicated and complicated permits. . This structural reform must be continued, improved and perfected by the government of President-elect Prabowo Subianto. So that it can provide legal certainty, keeping in mind that in managing the economy, legal certainty is the main thing.

“For example, there are currently about 42,000 regulations in Indonesia, ranging from laws, presidential regulations, government regulations to governor, regent and mayor regulations, which are believed to overlap. regulations “This has the effect of hindering economic progress, including the investment climate and the ease of doing business in Indonesia. Therefore, there is a need for a comprehensive assessment through a legislative review program,” Bamsoet explained.

The chairman of the advisory board of Depinas SOKSI (founding organization of the Golkar Party) and head of the Indonesian political, legal and security agency KADIN explained that in the face of a global economy still surrounded by uncertainties due to geopolitical conflicts, trade wars and in the face of increasingly real climate change, the government of President-elect Prabowo Subianto must be able to use the APBN by prioritizing the principles of responsibility and flexibility in a balanced manner. In this way, you can be more courageous and focus more on results, rather than chaining yourself to process-oriented procedures.

“Global economic growth this year is estimated to slow to only 3.2 percent. In fact, the economic crisis has hit several regions. Indonesia is still facing very good conditions because so far the economy and politics are very stable. grow above 5 percent, even in “In the first quarter of 2024, it grew by 5.11 percent. Political and economic stability is what the government of President-elect Prabowo Subianto must maintain, so that the Indonesian economy can continue to grow significantly by the end of the year,” Bamsoet concluded.