Solo, C Java (Antara Bali) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expects that the village funds taken from the State Budget (APBN) should be used inside the villages that obtained the allocations to improve their money circulation and local economy.
"The more people get work with the use of the village funds the better. But this is an ideal which this year has not yet been reached. The more you work the more money can be distributed," the president said in a meeting with village heads at Donohudan hajj complex, Boyolali, on Saturday.
The President also hoped that these funds can be directed to labor-intensive sectors that employ many people," the president added.
To that end, the president also appealed to village heads to exploit and maximize the potential of villages and minimize the purchase of goods from towns outside the villages to allow the funds to remain circulating inside the villages.
In addition, the president also promised to increase village funds in the state budget from this year's Rp.20,8 trillion to Rp47 trillion in 2016.
"This year is Rp20.8 trillion, the same funds will be increased to Rp47 trillion next year, an increase of more than 100 percent. However, the money should be managed well or it will adversely create a problem," said the President.
In addition, the President also suggested that the funds should be used in times of difficulties so that everyone can enjoy their benefit.
However, if it has been disbursed and allocated, the money should hopefully be directed to buying rice from local farmers and selling it to the city so that the economy will be generated, added Jokowi.
President Jokowi also expected that the use of village funds should be become more effective in the future and should not miss the target. (WDY)
