estimation of performance that will be achieved during certain period of time which is
stated in financial measurement. While budget in the public sector was a document
which describes financial condition of an organization which covers information about
income, expenditure, and activity (Mardiasmo, 2009).
Supervision refers to an action done by the party outside of executive (society and
Legislative Assembly) to join in supervising government performance. The function of
Legislative Assembly related to supervision in Law No. 23 of 2014 was the board
authority to implement the supervision towards implementation of local and other
regulations, implementation of the State Budget Revenue, supervising local
government performance and policy in implementing local development, and
international cooperation in the region. According to Wasistiono and Wiyoso (2009)
supervision was an activity implemented to achieve vision, mission, and organization
goals smoothly without any deviation or every effort and activity to know and assess
the real facts regarding the implementation of tasks and activities whether it is as
appropriate or not. The members of Legislative Assembly actively involve in arranging
local regulation (not only approving the draft prepared by government) and play an
important role in the process of regional budgeting.
There are some phenomena in Bengkulu Province. First, regarding to budget abuse
about package arrears of construction of public works roads worth of Rp 5.64 billion,
when it is followed up is worth of Rp 5.01 billion, so there is still some that did not
followed up yet worth of Rp 629.27 billion. The result of checking over the capital
expenditure realization of irrigation road and network showed that from 29 road work
packages which are tested in quotes, there are 27 road work packages were not
appropriate to specification set in contract worth of Rp 5.64 billion. This has an impact
on the equity of capital expenditures presentation of irrigation road and network which
are presented in Budget Realization Report (MROL News Agency Bengkulu, June 10
th
,
2016). Second, Priority of the Provisional Budget Ceiling was stopped because of slow
RAPBD-P legalization. Third, the corruption allegation of road construction budget in
Enggano Island in 2016 done by PT. Gamely Alam Sari. Loss of state estimated up to
Rp 7.1 billion was mentioned when plenary in Legislative Assembly of Bengkulu
Province (Harian Rakyat Bengkulu, Tuesday, June 13
th
, 2017). Fourth, on August 25
th
,
2016 Regional Government Budget (APBD) of Bengkulu Province worth of Rp 1.9
trillion substracted by Rp 197 billion by the Ministry of Finance. This withdrawing
funds are caused by budget stacking in regional cash that has not been spent
(Liputan6.com August 25
th
, 2016). In August 2017, the budget absorption was still
29.76 percent until the end of December 2017 the budget absorption increases up to
72.33 percent (Ministry of Home Affairs December 28
th
, 2017).
The cases which were occured also caused because of less board knowledge about
budget in doing supervision towards Regional Government Budget. Boards were not
only having enough knowledge about budget in supervising Regional Government
Budget, but Purnomo (2016) & Ramdhani (2014) stated that board’s knowledge also
moderated by public accountability and organization commitment. By the boards are
having knowledge about budget moderated by public accountability and organization
commitment, it can influence board’s performance in detecting abuse and violation of
budget which is occured during the implementation of Regional Government Budget.
Besides, it also helps a person in solving every problems occured as appropriate with
the position of the member of Legislative Assembly.
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