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2. The Influence of General Allocation Fund DAU to the Local
Government Expenditure
According to Adam,et al 2013 the General Allocation Fund DAU shows influence on direct expenditure allocation in Southeast
Sulawesi. And Mulyadi et al 2010 the result showed General Allocation Fund DAU influence significant to the Local Government Expenditure
in Bengkulu province. Rinzani et al 2011 the result showed General Allocation Fund influence to the Local Government Expenditure in South
Kalimantan. Djalil 2014: 145 suggests the lower the life expectancy index,
education index, and a decent standard of living index, the declining DAU obtained an area. Given the current fiscal needs to perform a public service
in local government getting bigger, then the local government should optimize local revenue sources as embodiments of fiscal independence.
Because if the General Allocation Fund DAU has decreased, it can cause a decrease in Local Government Expenditure BD. This indicates that the
local government expenditure behavior primarily of Local Government Expenditure BD influenced by the DAU.
3. The Influence of Special Allocation Fund DAK to the Local
Government Expenditure
Research conducted by Rivai 2013 showed that the Special Allocation Fund DAK influence an increasing number of Local
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Governemnt Expenditure BD in Gorontalo province. And according to Rizani et al 2013, the result showed Special Allocation Fund
significantly influence to the Local Government Expenditure on districtscities in South Kalimantan. And according to Siregar 2013 the
result showed Special Allocation Fund influence significantly on the Local Government Expenditure BD in Jambi Province.
Fund balance is the embodiment of a financial relationship between central and local government. One of the fund balance is the Special
Allocation Fund, DAK is sourced from the state budget funds allocated to local governments to finance specific activities is a matter of local and
national priorities. DAK goal to reduce the burden of the cost of specific activities that must be borne by the local government. Utilization DAK
investment activities directed to the development, procurement, improvement, improvement of physical infrastructure of public services
with long economic lives. With the use of DAK should be directed to these activities are expected to improve public service realized in Local
Government Expenditure BD. This indicates that the local government expenditure behavior primarily of Local Government Expenditure BD
influenced by the DAK.
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Table 2.1 Previous Research Table
No. Author
Year
Thesis Title Variables
Conclusions
1 Adam,
Umar Sosilo
2013 Influence of Original
Local Government Revenue PAD and
General Allocation Fund DAU on
Local Government Expenditure in
districtscities of Southeast Sulawesi
1. General Allocation Funds
DAU 2. Original Local
Government Revenues PAD
3. Local government
expenditure Budget
The influence Original Local
Government does not have influence on
Direct expenditure Allocation in
Southeast Sulawesi. It is defined that
Original Local Government Revenue
PAD has not contributed on Direct
Expenditure in Southeast Sulawesi.
And General Allocation Fund
DAU shows influence on direct
expenditure allocation in Southeast Sulawesi.
2 Sorongan
2013 The influence of
General Allocation Funds DAU and
Original Local Government
Revenues PAD On Local government
expenditure Budget in South Minahasa
1. General Allocation Funds
DAU 2. Original Local
Government Revenues PAD
3. Local government
expenditure Budget
The results show that the relationship of the
DAU and Original Local Government
Revenue has no influence to the local
government expenditures. Besides
Local Taxes and Levies asa major
source of revenue corresponding
analysis of the relationship of the
Regional Tax on Expenditure PAD is
very strong shows local taxes provide
relationship to the PAD inregional local
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No. Author
Year Thesis Title
Variables Conclusions
local government expenditure activities
3 Rivai
2013 The influence of
General Allocation Funds DAU,
Special Allocation Fund DAK and
Original Local Government
Revenues PAD On Local government
expenditure Budget in Gorontalo
Province 1.
General Allocation Funds
DAU
2. Special Allocation Fund
DAK 3. Original Local
Government Revenues PAD
4. Local government
expenditure Budget
Original Local Government Revenue
PAD, General Allocation Fund
DAU and Special Allocation Fund
DAK influence an increasing number of
Local Governemnt Expenditure in
Gorontalo province. Simultaneously
Original Local Government Revenue,
General Allocation Fund and Special
Allocation Fund had a positive influence
toward the Capital Expenditure
Allocation.
4 Mulyadi,
Alfansi and
Benardin 2010
The analysis of effect General
allocation Fund and Original Local
Government Revenue to Local
Government Expenditure in
Bengkulu 1. General
Allocation Fund 2. Original Local
Government Revenue
3. Local Governemnt
Expenditure The General
Allocation Fund and Original Local
Government Revenue influce signicicant to
Local Government Expenditure in
Bengkulu.
5 Rizani,
Fatiah, Rasidah,
Rawintan, and
Utami 2011
The influence of Economic Growth,
Original Local Government
Revenue, General allocation Fund,
Special allocation Fund in South
1. Economic Growth
2. Original Local Government
Revenue 3. General
Allocation Fund Partialy Economic
Growth, Original Local Government
Revenue, General Allocation Fund, and
Special Allocation Fund significantly
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C. Theoritical Framework