Pork Barrel

This paper uses a simultaneous equations model to analyze increases in intergovernmental fiscal transfers and associated vote changes in Portuguese legislative elections. The results suggest that election year increases in transfers by the central government to municipalities secure added votes, and that these transfers are targeted at jurisdictions where the government faces risk of losing support.

The aspirations fund of the House of Representative to be one hot issue discussed publicly, especially with regard to the function and right of the House budget. Problems posed, first, how the position of the aspirations funds of the House associated with the function of the House Budget? Second, what the aspirations funds of the House become a necessity in response to House obligation in fulfilling the aspirations of the people? This research is doctrinal, using primary and secondary legal materials, in the form of some legislation, literature and research results which are relevant to the object of research. The approach used in this study is the approach of legislation, comparison, and conceptual. The study concluded, first, the aspiration funds of the House is not in accordance with the budget function of the House, because the House should function gives approval, not received and allocation of a specific budget as an executive. Secondly, the aspirations fund of the House is not an answer to the need to meet the aspirations of the people, can even cause negative culture that is pork barrel politics.
Keywords: The aspiration funds; the right budget of the house; and pork barrel
Abstrak
Dana aspirasi DPR menjadi salah isu yang hangat diperbincangkan publik, terutama berkaitan dengan fungsi dan hak budget DPR. Permasalahan yang diajukan, pertama, bagaimana kedudukan dana aspirasi DPR dikaitkan dengan fungsi anggaran DPR? Kedua, apakah dana aspirasi DPR menjadi kebutuhan sebagai respon kewajiban DPR dalam memenuhi aspirasi rakyat? Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian doktrinal, dengan menggunakan bahan hukum primer dan sekunder, berupa peraturan perundang-undangan, literatur dan hasil-hasil penelitian yang relevan dengan objek penelitian. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan perundang-undangan, perbandingan, dan konseptual. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan, pertama, dana aspirasi DPR tidak sesuai dengan fungsi anggaran DPR RI, karena DPR seharusnya berfungsi memberikan persetujuan, bukan memperoleh jatah anggaran tertentu sebagaimana eksekutif. Kedua, dana aspirasi DPR bukanlah sebuah jawaban atas kebutuhan dalam memenuhi aspirasi rakyat, bahkan dapat menimbulkan budaya negatif yaitu pork barrel politics.
Kata-kata Kunci: Dana aspirasi; fungsi anggaran hak budget DPR; dan pork barrel