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Indonesia local budget accountability reforms

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In mid‑July 2026, city councils in Ambon and Batu approved draft regulations (Ranperda) to hold the 2025 regional budget (APRD) accountable, reporting strong revenue performance and outlining reviews of non‑tax fees such as waste and parking. Mayors emphasized implementing audit recommendations and seeking new revenue sources. A week later, legislators in Bali, Ciamis, Magelang, Halmahera Utara, Gowa, Bondowoso and other regions adopted or reviewed similar accountability drafts, highlighting clean audit opinions and operational challenges. On 26 July, Malang’s council abstained from voting on its draft, while Batu approved strategic regulations on village governance, protection of women and children, and infrastructure management. On 27 July, the DPRD DPRDs of Bengkulu Tengah and the DPRD of Surabaya each adopted a draft regional regulation (Raperda) on 2025 APBD accountability, with accountability; Surabaya’s mayor indicating said the draft will would be forwarded sent to the East Java governor for evaluation before the 2026 financial amendment process. The same day, Mojokerto’s commission reviewed reported first‑semester 2026 APBD absorption, noting that spending had reached absorption at 39.57 % of the target and target, warning of potential possible end‑year bottlenecks. These actions show Further reporting on 27 July reaffirmed the Bengkulu Tengah and Surabaya adoptions and Mojokerto’s absorption review, underscoring a widening, coordinated push across Indonesian local governments to strengthen for fiscal transparency transparency. On 30 July, the Gowa Regency DPRD formally adopted its own accountability regulation for the 2025 APBD, citing a clean audit opinion and improve budget execution ahead stressing transparent financial governance. In East Java, the Jember Regency DPRD held a closed‑door session on the draft 2027 APBD and temporary ceiling policy; analysts criticised the secrecy, warning that lack of openness could erode public trust. These developments show the 2025 fiscal year. reforms gaining momentum while also revealing tensions over procedural transparency.

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