Sri Mulyani Talks on Bureaucratic Reform in Finance Ministry
7 November 2018 11:58 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati Tuesday, November 6 during the World Accountant Congress held in Sydney, Australia, talked about the journey of bureaucratic reform in her ministry beginning from the time of her being a minister.
“At that time, Directorate General of Customs and Excise was the second most corrupt institution in Indonesia, while Tax DG stood at the fifth. Both institutions with other first echelon units were the main focus of bureaucratic reform program since 2006,” said Sri Mulyani as quoted from her post on Instagram account @smindrawati today, November 7.
Sri Mulyani said the management of the state finance system to build up good governance was changed due to the issuance of three policy packages on state finance in 2003 and 2004.
According to the state treasurer, the unqualified opinion (WTP) for the Government Financial Report (LKPP) issued by the Supreme Audit Agency`s (BPK) in 2016 marked the successful of bureaucratic reform program and policy transparency imposed by the Finance Ministry.
The unqualified opinion was given after a long journey of reformation process for 12 years. The policy development on accounting and financial report standard were also an integral part of the state financial reformation.
Sri Mulyani explained the changes included the establishment of the Government Accounting Standard Committee (KSAP) that had a duty to draft cash basis policy into accrual basis policy in the accounting report, drafting report changes of cash flow, and government balance sheet.
“The key to the success of bureaucratic reform is the full commitment and support from the highest leaders, stakeholders, and professional associations that encourage the government transparently in managing the state finance,” said the former managing director of World Bank.
According to Sri Mulyani, transparency and open information played a significant role in the management of state finance. Therefore, all parties could monitor the state financial receipts and expenditures.
DIAS PRASONGKO