"The SAI20 (Supreme Audit Institution 20) has an essential role as the guide for the government to maintain discipline in national budget management while facing huge pressure and critical situations," Amin stated in Nusa Dua here, Monday.
The vice president's remarks were made during the Supreme Audit Institution 20 Summit organized under Indonesia's G20 Presidency.
The SAI20 Summit is an engagement group initiated by the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK RI) and attended by representatives from supreme audit institutions of 12 G20 member states.
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"Indonesia received the gavel of the G20 Presidency, while countries in the world are struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and international conflicts that needs multilateral, inclusive, and sustainable collective solutions," Amin noted.
On account of the current conditions, he said that Indonesia's G20 Presidency is promoting collective actions in seeking solutions to global issues through the "Recover Together, Recover Stronger" theme.
"Multiple crises are compelling all countries to take extraordinary and prompt actions wherein public budgets must be reallocated to address urgent and priority issues,” he remarked.
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On the road to recovery, the government needs assistance from audit institutions to ensure national economic recovery programs, such as reforms in the social insurance system, national healthcare, and disaster mitigation, are on the right track, Amin affirmed.
"As the government's strategic partner, audit institutions (play the role to) ensure budget and resources refocusing to address the ongoing crises not causing any losses to the government's major agendas, including on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)," the vice president remarked.
The SAI20 is organized with two priority issues consistent with the main theme of Indonesia's G20 Presidency that is to accelerate post-pandemic economic recovery and bolster the implementation of SDGs goals, he added.
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