Financial Performance of Local Governments in Indonesia

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2019.4.6.164 1 Abstract— This study aims to identify the effects of local revenue, audit opinion, legislative size, and intergovernmental revenue towards the financial performance of Local Governments in Indonesia. This study uses all districts/cities within the island of Java as a sample. The sample identification uses the purposive sampling method. Secondary data used in this study originates from the report of examination of the local government financial report and the summary of examination published per semester by the national audit board of the Republic of Indonesia. A total of 108 samples were retrieved, resulting in a total of 120 samples. The hypothesis testing was done using the multiple linear regression analysis method. The results of this research show that local revenue, national audit board opinion, and legislative size has a significant relationship on the financial performance of local governments in Indonesia. However, Intergovernmental Revenue does not have a relationship on the financial performance of Local Governments in Indonesia.