STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE RATIO OF REGIONAL ORIGINAL INCOME IN BALANGAN REGENCY

Abstract

The Strategy for Increasing the Ratio of Regional Original Income in Balangan Regency is faced with problems such as the low quality of human resources, the lack of data collection in accordance with the real potential, PAD revenue is still managed manually, low public awareness to pay PAD including regional taxes and regional levies, and the high dependence of the Regency Government. The balance for transfers from the Central Government is in the form of the General Allocation Fund (DAU) and the Special Allocation Fund (DAK). This study aims to analyze the ratio of Regional Original Income in Balangan Regency, analyze the supporting and inhibiting factors to increase the ratio of Regional Original Income in Balangan Regency and analyze strategies to increase the ratio of Regional Original Income in Balangan Regency. This research method is descriptive quantitative and the data sources used are primary data and secondary data. The data collection technique used interviews and documentation, while the analytical tool used was SWOT analysis. The Strategy for Increasing the Ratio of Regional Original Income in Balangan Regency carried out by the Regional Finance Agency in terms of the Regency's Financial Decentralization Ratio, the Regional Financial Independence Ratio is very lacking and the Balangan Regency's Regional Financial Dependency Ratio has a high category which indicates that the high level of Regional Financial Dependence of the Balangan Regency Government to the central government. Supporting factors for increasing the ratio of Original Regional Revenue in Balangan Regency are the availability of Human Resources, the existence of a regional regulation that regulates regional revenues, the existence of tax/retribution objects that have not been explored and the potential of regional resources, while the obstacles faced by the Agency Regional Finance, namely the lack of optimal human resources in terms of position competence, the available budget for ceremonial and routine activities are not all directly related to the increase in PAD, low compliance to local tax obligations and the placement of human resources in apparatus that are not in accordance with competence and experience. Strategies to increase the Regional Original Income Ratio in Balangan Regency that can be applied by the Regional Finance Agency, namely increasing the capacity of human resources for PAD management apparatus, increasing PAD supporting facilities and infrastructure, and implementing PAD management information systems, as well as optimizing their budget by focusing on related activities. directly with an increase in PAD.