BPK Conducts Audit of Regional Expenditure Management Compliance in Four New Autonomous Regions (DOB)
JAKARTA, BPK Public Relations – In 2nd semester of 2023, the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) conducted audit of regional expenditure management compliance in four New Autonomous Regions (DOB) from fiscal year of 2022 up to 3rd quarter of 2023. This audit supported annual audit of the Financial Statements of Regional Government (LKPD) for fiscal year of 2023.
"Following the establishment of New Autonomous Regions (DOB), BPK is obliged to conduct audit of regional financial management and accountability in the four new autonomous regions," Board Member VI, Pius Lustrilanang, said at the audit entry meeting organized in the Head Office of BPK, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/9).
The four new autonomous regions comprise of Provincial Government of South Papua, Provincial Government of Central Papua, Provincial Government of Highland Papua, and Provincial Government of Southwest Papua. Board Member explains that as the four new autonomous regions, these new provincial governments will be audited by BPK for the first time in 2024.
Board Member says that in conducting audit of regional expenditure management compliance in the new four provincial governments, BPK considers its previous results of audits conducted in both Provincial Government of Papua and Provincial Government of West Papua that showed disorderly management and accountability of regional expenditure.
"Therefore, the audit of expenditure management compliance aims to provide comprehensive conclusion of regional expenditure management carried out in the new Provincial Governments of South Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, and Southwest Papua," Board Member explained at the audit entry meeting along with Director General of Audit VI, Laode Nusriadi.
The audit objective focuses on management cycles that consist of planning, budgeting, governance, and accountability aspects. The audit scope covers personnel expenditure; goods and service expenditure; capital expenditure; grant expenditure; social assistance expenditure; and contingency expenditure.
The audit entry meeting was attended by Acting Governor of South Papua Province, Apolo Safanpo, Acting Governor of Central Papua Province, Ribka Haluk, Acting Governor of Highland Papua Province, Nikolaus Kondomo, and Acting Governor of Southwest Papua Province, Edison Siagian. Director of BPK Regional Office in Papua, Director of BPK Regional Office in West Papua, as well as auditors under Directorate General of Audit VI in BPK were also attended the meeting.