State budget 101<\/p>\n
From Republika<\/p>\n
The good intention of the government, in this case President
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri, to provide aid for the repair of
\nIndonesian Military\/National Police barracks has prompted
\nlegislator Djamal Doa, a member of the United Development Party
\n(PPP) faction in the House of Representatives, to question the
\naid by initiating an interpellation on the source of the Rp 30
\nbillion in extra-budgetary funds. Twenty-two legislators have
\nsigned up in support of the proposed interpellation, though State
\nSecretary Bambang Kesowo said in New Delhi, India, on April 1
\nthat the funds came from presidential aid left over from the New
\nOrder government.<\/p>\n
According to him, the President realizes that the funds should
\nbe transferred to the finance minister (i.e. the state treasury).
\nIn this context, the state secretary should promptly transfer the
\nmoney pursuant to the budget procedures, which follow the gross
\nprinciple with no combination or compensation between expenditure
\nand income, as a consequence of the House's budgetary right
\nrequiring the inclusion of all spending in the budget so that no
\ngovernment activity is beyond legislative control.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Army chief of staff is prepared to return (to
\nthe state secretary) the presidential aid, whose origin is
\nunknown. As a substitute, the state secretary can propose an
\nauxiliary budget in the current fiscal year to the House (based
\non article 6 of the treasury law) or make a budget adjustment
\n(article 5 of the law) through the use of the contingency
\nspending item, to be submitted to the finance minister for
\napproval.<\/p>\n
In this way, President Megawati's aid could be expected to not
\nbecome the so-called "Asramagate" (Barrack-gate) akin to the
\nprotracted State Logistics Agency (Bulog) scandal.<\/p>\n
HM SUKRANI SUKARI<\/p>\n
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