FitraRiau – The regional government in Riau until now has not carried out the obligation to disclose financial information for the area it manages. The results of the 2022 Fitra Riau Budget Information Disclosure Index (KIA) study based on a tracking website show that regional governments, especially in districts and cities in Riau, are still closed. So that abuse, acts of corruption and low accountability are prone to occur in the management of the country’s money.
In 2022, the average index value for the province and 12 regencies throughout Riau is 0.25 points. Even though this score has increased from the previous year (2021), namely 0.13 points, it is still in the very low or bad category. District and city governments not in Riau have shown no increase in the performance of information disclosure in this sector, in some regions they have actually experienced a decline.
The Riau provincial government has shown good performance, the index score reaching 0.74 is the highest index and has increased significantly from 2021, namely 0.53. The increase in performance can be seen from almost all budget documents including planning, implementation and reporting available in an information system that is easily accessible to the public. (See BPKAD Riau website).
As for the MCH index rankings for districts/cities, the average is in the low and very low categories. The district with the highest index score is Indragiri Hulu with a value of 0.38. Then Indragiri Hilir 0.35, Pelalawan 0.23, Rokan Hulu 0.22, Bengkalis 0.21. Furthermore, areas with very low categories were Kampar and Rokan Hilir Regencies each with 0.17, Pekanbaru City, Siak and Kuansing each with 0.16, Meranti 0.13 and Dumai Municipality 0.12.
This MCH index uses the website tracking method. With four dimensions of information related to regional finance. Namely, the dimensions of the availability and accessibility of planning documents, such as the 2021-2026 RPJMD, 2022-2022 RKPD. Furthermore, the dimensions of the 2022-2023 KUA Document budgeting process, 2022-2023 PPAS Draft Documents, 2022-2023 RKA Documents, 2022-2023 RAPBD, 2022-2023 PPAS Documents. Apart from that, the dimensions of budget implementation include the 2022-2023 APBD documents, elaboration documents APBD 2022 – 2023, DPA documents 2021 – 2022. Lastly, accountability documents, including LKPD documents 2021 – 2022, BPK/AUDIT LHP documents 2021 – 2022.
Of the four dimensions examined, the dimensions of the budgeting process found very little information. The local government discloses document information relating to the RPJMD, RKPD. Meanwhile, information containing budgeting, both process, implementation and accountability is closed.
Technological developments should be used to improve disclosure performance, especially budget information. In fact, almost all regions in Riau put bureaucratic reform and the use of information technology as a policy direction and even a mission. The information technology should have been built as a tool for publication of detailed and periodic budget information.
The predicate of a corruption-prone area attached to the local government in Riau until now, must be addressed immediately. Optimizing information disclosure in areas that are vulnerable to corruption is the way. So that community participation can run optimally in the implementation of supervision of development implementation. The good practice of the Riau provincial government needs to be an example to be developed in district/city regional governments whose financial management is still closed. ***
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