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Thematic Musrenbang has emerged as a vital space for ensuring that the voices of women, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups are genuinely reflected in regional development planning. Drawing on SKALA's experience across six provinces, this knowledge brief identifies four interrelated enabling conditions—a supportive regulatory and institutional framework, the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) and organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), the use of disaggregated data, and traceable follow-up mechanisms—and closes with concrete recommendations for government, civil society, and development partners to make inclusive participation both meaningful and sustainable.
The Watercraft Motor Vehicle Tax (PKAA) represents a fiscal innovation by the North Kalimantan Government. This policy effectively broadens the provincial tax base by expanding the definition of ‘motor vehicles’ beyond land transport. By categorising watercraft, such as passenger and commercial vessels, as taxable objects, the province is pioneering a new revenue stream. As of the third quarter of 2025, 57 commercial vessels and speedboats have been registered, with 40 units having settled taxes amounting to IDR 121.1 million. This policy brief, therefore, recommends developing a PKAA framework for medium-to-large fishing vessels (>10 GT), based on the principles of fiscal...
Since 2023, the central government has allocated a specific-purpose component within the General Allocation Fund (DAU), known as the Specific Grant (DAU SG), to assist subnational governments in reducing public service delivery gaps and accelerating the achievement of Minimum Service Standards (MSS). The DAU SG aims to close fiscal gaps and strengthen basic services across the education, health and public works sectors. However, implementation has not yet achieved its intended focus on essential service outcomes. Implementation continues to face challenges with the differing interpretations of MSS indicators between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA)....
Gender Mainstreaming (PUG – Pengarusutamaan Gender) integrates gender equality perspective throughout the entire development cycle, from planning, implementation, and monitoring, through to policy evaluation. This is supported by a robust legal framework, initiated by Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 9/2000, and is consistently included in Indonesia’s long and medium-term development planning documents. PUG aims to integrate gender equality into the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of national and subnational development policies, in line with the mandate of each level of government. At the subnational level, PUG is governed by regulations issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri - Kementerian Dalam...
Law No. 1 of 2022 concerning Fiscal Relations between the Central and Sub-national Governments (HKPD– Hubungan Keuangan antara Pemerintah Pusat dan Daerah) introduced a Specific Grant within the General Allocation Fund (DAU SG – Dana Alokasi Umum dengan Specific Grant) to accelerate the fulfilment of basic services through earmarked transfers. This policy brief analyses the impact of the DAU-SG for the 2023– 2025 period on achieving the 2025 Minimum Service Standards (MSS– Standar Pelayanan Minimal). The findings reveal a positive correlation between the increased DAU-SG allocation in 2024 and progress in the 2025 MSS, underscoring the effectiveness of performance-based fiscal...
