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        "msgid": "home-affairs-minister-local-governments-must-streamline-budgets-before-requesting-additional-funds-1785405380",
        "date": "2026-07-30 15:46:26",
        "title": "Home Affairs Minister: Local Governments Must Streamline Budgets Before Requesting Additional Funds",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has insisted that regional governments must first identify and implement internal budget efficiencies before seeking additional funds from the central government. He cited recent interventions in East Nusa Tenggara and Tidore, where operational spending reviews and the release of outstanding revenue-sharing funds resolved payroll issues for government workers. The minister warned that the government will be cautious to ensure local administrations do not become complacent, expecting top-ups without first optimising their own budgets.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian stated that local governments\nmust first streamline their respective budget items before submitting\nrequests for additional funds to the central government. He revealed\nthat he is already aware of regions genuinely experiencing budget\nconstraints and has coordinated the matter with the Ministry of Finance.\nHowever, he has not yet detailed which regions are involved or the\namount of additional budget required. \u201cIf there are proposals, send a\nletter to us so we can add a top-up, no. We will first open up, we will\ndissect the regional financial condition and announce it to the public,\u201d\nTito said after a meeting with Commission II of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives at the parliament complex in Jakarta on Thursday. He\ncited the example of budget issues in East Nusa Tenggara, where the\nlocal government claimed a shortfall. After deploying a team to review\nand dissect the region\u2019s spending, it was found that several budget\nitems, such as operational spending, could be streamlined. The same\napproach was applied to the Tidore City Government, which had recently\nbeen in the spotlight over plans to furlough civil servants due to\nbudget limitations. \u201cWe sent a team there, the Director General of\nRegional Finance dissected the operational spending, and it turned out\nit could be streamlined and used for expenditure,\u201d Tito said. He added\nthat Tidore also had outstanding Revenue Sharing Funds from the Ministry\nof Finance. Once the efficiency measures were implemented and the funds\ndisbursed, the issue regarding salaries for Government Employees with\nWork Agreements was resolved. \u201cWe will be very careful. We don\u2019t want\nregions to think, \u2018Oh, because there will be a top-up later, we can just\ntake it easy.\u2019 No, no,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/home-affairs-minister-local-governments-must-streamline-budgets-before-requesting-additional-funds-1785405380",
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