Audit Board Chief Urges Stronger Action on Three Issues

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta — Indonesia’s Audit Board (BPK) has flagged three strategic issues requiring stronger government action: improving energy security, optimizing state revenue, and strengthening the delivery of education and healthcare services.

BPK Chairperson Isma Yatun said the issues cut across government institutions and require coordinated action rather than being addressed separately.

“These three issues convey a crucial message: Cross-sector problems cannot be resolved in isolation. We look to the honorable Council for support in accelerating the resolution of these various cross-sector issues,” Isma said during a House of Representatives (DPR) plenary session at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday (Oct. 6, 2026).

On energy security, BPK found that upstream oil and gas activities have not yet effectively supported national energy security. Isma said unclear institutional status remains a fundamental governance issue.

“The BPK urges improvements in the management of upstream oil and gas operations, which have not been effective in supporting energy security. A fundamental issue among them is the unclear institutional status, which impacts governance,” she said.

BPK has called on the government to clarify the institutional status of the Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas). The government was also urged to address licensing and commercialization barriers affecting national strategic projects.

BPK also identified opportunities to increase non-tax state revenue (PNBP), including from immigration and fisheries.

The audit body found a potential loss of IDR 16.61 billion in PNBP from visa fees for foreign workers (TKA). It also identified potential state revenue of up to IDR 3.91 trillion from criminal fines related to violations or misuse of residence permits.

“The BPK identified issues regarding the loss of non-tax state revenue from foreign worker visa fees totaling IDR 16.61 billion, as well as potential revenue from criminal fines for residence permit misuse that could reach IDR 3.91 trillion,” Isma said.

In the capture fisheries sector, BPK identified a further IDR 5.63 trillion in potential PNBP that has yet to be realized. She said ministries and agencies need to strengthen coordination, particularly in improving the underlying data, revenue collection mechanisms, and follow-up measures.

“The BPK revealed a lost opportunity to increase PNBP by IDR 5.63 trillion in the capture fisheries sector. Coordination among ministries is essential to improving the data foundation, collection mechanisms, and subsequent follow-up actions,” she said.

BPK also highlighted problems in the management of education operational assistance funds. Audits found that the management of such funds in 288 local administrations did not fully comply with regulations.

According to Isma, the findings create risks of educational institutions receiving goods that do not match planned specifications, as well as overpayments.

“The management of operational assistance funds for educational institutions in 288 local administrations has not fully adhered to regulations. This creates a risk of institutions receiving goods that do not match the plan and results in overpayments,” she said.

In healthcare, BPK found that payments for aid, premiums, and health insurance coverage in 57 local administrations were not supported by valid and up-to-date membership data.

Isma said the findings demonstrate the need for stronger cross-sector coordination to ensure that public funds are accurately targeted and that corrective measures can be implemented sustainably.

She reiterated that the three areas require joint action across ministries, agencies, and local administrations.

“These three issues convey a crucial message: Cross-sector problems cannot be resolved in isolation,” Isma said, calling on the House to support efforts to accelerate the resolution of the findings. (Misni Parjiati-EN)