“I am warning spending at the ministry. I see that the report is still mediocre. Immediately remove the expenditure as soon as possible because the money supply will be more and more public consumption will rise. So ministry expenditures please accelerate. Again don’t consider this mediocre, speed up, if there are obstacles issue the minister’s regulation so that it is fast. If you need a presidential regulation, I remove the presidential regulation. ”
“For example, for the national economic recovery, I give an example. The health sector is budgeted Rp. 75 trillion. Rp. 75 trillion. Just 1.53% came out, try it. Money circulating in the community is remotely there. Soon it was issued with the use of the right use. a target that triggers the economy. “
“Payment of allowances for doctors, specialists, for medical personnel is immediately released. Spending on equipment for immediate release has already been provided with Rp. 70 trillion like this.”
“The social media that people have been waiting for immediately remove it. If there is a problem take field actions even though it is not bad but it is not bad.
That is a fragment of the words delivered by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a cabinet meeting at the State Palace, Presidential Palace Complex on June 18, 2020.
Jokowi was angry and upset over the handling of Covid-19.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said, one of the things that impressed the Ministers was being slow in the process of disbursing the budget and spending solely not because there was no money.
“The reason for not having money is not. It has been secured. Each institution feels they must be accountable and careful. […] Because like it or not, everybody feels worried, “said Sri Mulyani in the Parliament Building during a meeting with Commission XI, Monday (6/29/2020).
According to Sri Mulyani, accountability for the use of the budget is for all people. So the rules must also be in accordance.
“In order not to become a problem of accountability, the trade off is long.”
Sri Mulyani said that in a cabinet meeting there had been a lot of input from the Attorney General, the BPK, to the KPK. In addition discussions with LKPP and auditors were also conducted.
“The use of the state budget will be tried again sooner but in accordance with the rules. Therefore the Ministry of Finance also continues to strive to fully support the national economic recovery through an easy budget disbursement scheme,” he said.
