It has not been raining for a while, but when it does rain for a couple of hour in
Why can’t the government of
Water on the street weakened the asphalt and after a repeated exposure demands a rehabilitation and outpouring of new layer of asphalt and rocks. Thus, more money from public budget need to be allocated to fix it.
Spending smaller amount of money on prevention of flood seems to be the logical action, right?
The Politics of Budgeting by Prof Rubin is a book that tries to shed light into the budgeting process in
If the item is a carry over from last year with approximately the same amount, then it is likely to get through easily since questioning it meaning questioning the virtue of last year appropriation and few people (especially politician) want to second guess themselves.
If one department does not finish the allocated budget and leave significant sum at the end of the year, then most likely that for the next budgeting year the department will receive less since the legislative will assume that the department can work properly with the smaller budget.
Having a larger budget meaning the head of the department have larger power and discretion (I will not discuss about corruption). The turf war is a never ending fight.
This could explain why there are many program are allocated at the end of the year (I will not discuss the probable interest gain by deferring disbursement).
Does the similar thing happen in
Having broken roads could mean particular department(s) in Pemda DKI will need budget allocation to fix it. Cleaning the sewer before the rainy season mean there will be less broken road. Thus, leave significant sum in the end of budget year which could resulted in less budget next year. What is good for the people of
But Napoleon once said, "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence."
