PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - Acting Governor of West Java Province Bey Machmudin delivered a response to the general views of the factions in the DPRD regarding the Draft Regional Regulation on Changes to the 2024 Regional Budget.

The Governor detailed that regional revenue in the Revised APBD is targeted at IDR 36.27 trillion, originating from aggregate transfers from the center to the regions of IDR 671.60 billion with regional original income (PAD) of IDR 310.69 billion, plus other legitimate income of IDR 7.25 billion.

The provincial government is targeting a 0.98 percent increase in PAD which is projected to be obtained from motor vehicle taxes through optimization of Samsat services (Sapawarga application). Then, optimizing payment of outstanding taxes from motor vehicle owners, and providing incentives so that taxpayers are obedient in paying taxes.

"Including coordinating with the Ministry of Finance to ensure optimal central tax revenue sharing funds," said Bey Machmudin in the Plenary Meeting Room of the West Java DPRD Building, Thursday (22/8/2024).

Meanwhile, regional spending in the Revised APBD is projected at Rp36.89 trillion or increasing. The increase is to accommodate the obligation to pay for the remaining work from the previous year.
The increase was also caused by additional BLUD spending, fulfillment of urgent funding, repair of damaged educational facilities and infrastructure affected by disasters, and fulfillment of the shortfall in district/city tax revenue sharing spending in 2023.

Bey said that regional spending is also to finance the budget shortfall for securing the Simultaneous Regional Elections to be held on November 27, 2024 , as well as an increase in financial assistance to political parties resulting from the 2024 elections.

In the unexpected spending post (BTT) there was a slight decrease in the Revised APBD. BTT will be used to meet urgent needs, such as repairing educational facilities in Sumedang Regency that were damaged by the earthquake.

Other urgent needs are repairing buildings damaged by tornadoes, providing pesticides to ward off rice pest outbreaks, and handling waste in the Citarum River basin. BTT in the Revised APBD will also be used for BIJB Kertajati operations.

"BTT is also allocated for natural disasters that generally occur at the end of the year. The West Java Provincial Government is committed to allocating these funds adequately in the unexpected spending budget," Bey emphasized.

Regarding regional financing, it is projected at IDR1.24 trillion. Regional financing expenditure of IDR618.81 billion for reserve funds to make the 2024 Election a success and debt payments.

Meanwhile, regional financing receipts are projected at IDR 81.63 million sourced from revolving funds, re-receipts of regional loans, and Dakabalarea program funds.

"Meanwhile, the disbursement of reserve funds has been allocated at Rp436.21 billion for grants for organizing the gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial elections to the KPU and Bawaslu," said Bey.

Furthermore, in the draft revision of the 2024 APBD, the payment of principal installments of maturing debt of IDR 566.81 billion has been allocated for debt payments to PT SMI in accordance with the national economic recovery loan agreement.