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Showing Their Real Commitment and Efforts, A Number of Ministries/Institutions Obtain Unqualified Opinion From BPK

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Jakarta, Monday (27 June 2022) – The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) provides Unqualified Opinion on 9 Financial Statements of 7 Ministries/Institutions Fiscal Year 2021 that are under the objects of authorities of Directorate General of Audit V.

The reports include Audit Reports on Financial Statements of Ministry of Religious Affairs, Financial Statements of National Border Management Agency (BNPP), Financial Statements of Surabaya-Madura Regional Development Agency (BP-BPWS), Financial Statements of Batam Free Trade Zone and Free Port Operation Agency (BP Batam), Financial Statements of Sabang Free Trade Zone and Free Port Operation Agency (BPKS), Financial Statements of Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH), Financial Statements of Madrasah Education Quality Reform, and Financial Statements of Strengthening Program for Village Government and Development.

“This shows real commitment and efforts of all management of the ministries, institutions, and other agencies to continue encouraging the improvements in state financial management by carrying out and implementing good financial management practices,” said Chairperson of BPK as the Acting Board Member V of BPK, Isma Yatun when handing the Audit Reports to Leaders of State Institutions in Jakarta on Monday (27/06).

BPK still finds some issues which have not material impacts on the fair presentation of the Financial Statements, through they still need to take into account for the improvements in the future. The issues are related to weaknesses on the internal control system and non-compliance with the statutory regulations, comprising issues on revenues, expenditures, and asset management.

Isma also explains that there are some repeated audit findings, namely the management of Non-Tax Revenue that is not yet orderly implemented; payment for expenditures that is not comply with the provisions; overpayment of expenditures; late work fines that have not been collected; integration of the Financial Statements of Hajj Operational Implementation has not been performed; and administration of funds deposited by Hajj pilgrims has not fully adequate.

Based on summary of follow-up monitoring results of BPK’s audit recommendation Year 2005 – 2021 for the position as of 31 December 2021, the rate of recommendation completion for each Ministries, Institutions, and Agencies are 73,20% to 96,15%. From those 7 entities, the completion rate of 5 entities is above the BPK’s average (77,3%).

“We hope the entities improve their control and take systematic improvement steps so that the audit findings will not be repeated in the future. We also appreciate prompt efforts taken by Leaders of the Ministries and Other Agencies in improving the completion of follow-up on BPK’s audit recommendation,” said Isma.

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