Pengaruh Dana Desa, Bantuan Sosial, dan Belanja Modal terhadap Kemiskinan di Indonesia

Abstract

Poverty is still a crucial social problem for Indonesia in increasing economic development and the welfare of every citizen. One of the policies that the Indonesian government has implemented to reduce poverty is fiscal policy. Fiscal policy represents the government's choices in determining the amount of expenditure and income, which is realized through the State Budget (APBN). Some strategies carried out in fiscal policy are village fund programs, social assistance, and capital expenditure. This study aims to determine and explain the effect of village funds, social assistance, and capital expenditure on poverty in Indonesia. This type of research is quantitative research. The type of data used in this study is secondary data with a panel data regression method using the Fixed Effect Model. The results of this study indicate that village funds, social assistance, and capital expenditure have a significant effect on poverty in Indonesia. The variables of village funds, social assistance, and capital expenditure simultaneously affect the poverty variable in Indonesia.