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Does Increasing Central Government Transfer Improve Local Government Performance? A Case of Aceh Provincial Government

Authors
Heru Fahlevi, Muhardiansyah Muhardiansyah, Aliamin Aliamin
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Heru Fahlevi
Available Online July 2018.
DOI
10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.74How to use a DOI?
Keywords
local government, Special Autonomy Fund, and intergovernmental transfer
Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the financial performance of Aceh after receiving a series of significant transfer fund under Special Autonomy Fund (SAF) since 2008. The data were collected from secondary sources i. e. 2009 to 2016 financial reports of Aceh provincial government and news from electronic media. A descriptive quantitative analysis was carried out to analyze the performance of Aceh government before and after the SAF implementation. This study demonstrates that having more money does not necessarily lead to a higher financial performance of local government. Based on the financial ratio analysis, the performance after the SAF implementation has increased slightly compared to that before SAF. Additionally, the expenditures have raised gradually particularly in regards to operational expenditures. This situation is problematic particularly after the end of SAF period as the portion of locally-generated revenue (LGR) compared the total revenue is smaller than the portion of the operational expenditures. Thus, it is imperative for the Aceh government to expand its LGR through investment and creating more revenue centers.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the First Padang International Conference On Economics Education, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship (PICEEBA 2018)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
July 2018
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978-94-6252-581-8
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2352-5428
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10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.74How to use a DOI?
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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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