Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah

Strategic priorities and accountability for allocating the state budget amid Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia

Nanang Suparman (Faculty of Social Science and Political Science, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2021

Abstract

This study explains about strategic priorities of state financial management for handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The impact of this pandemic has caused the country’s financial posture in the state budget to be unbalanced, where receipts have decreased while in state spending has increased very sharply. Such conditions imply that the state budget deficit's widening exceeds the limit set by the law. The method used in this research method is a descriptive qualitative approach using literature data that can provide analysis of strategies to change the state financial management amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The study concluded that the government's strategic response in abnormal situations is an extraordinary matter with budget allocation priorities aimed at public health and safety, including medical personnel, protection and social safety nets for vulnerable people, and protection among business people. However,  it requires accountable supervision, especially for the distribution of social assistance funds with experience prone to corruption practices so that it is not on target.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JES

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah (The Journal of Perspectives on Financing and Regional Development) is an open-access, peer-reviewed international forum for scientists involved in research to publish high quality and refereed papers. Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan focuses on ...