The Effectiveness of the Allocation of Village Income and Expenditure Budget in Community Empowerment for Improved Access to Services and Economic Activities

This research aims to analyze and formulates the effectiveness of the allocation of village income and expenditure budget in community empowerment for improved access to services and economic activities, using descriptive qualitative methods. The research is taking place in three villages at Blahbatuh District, they are Bona Village, Keramas Village and Pering Village. The result indicated that the budgeting of village income and expenditure budget in community empowerment in order to improve access to services and economic activities in those villages are quite effective. The main problem cause quite effective because the programs which are allocated in village income and expenditure budget not yet got its benefits related to social needs. Based on this problem, it is recomended that are (a) the stakeholders in allocated in village income and expenditure budget should more careful so it can fulfill the social needs, (b) the effectiveness of the application of in village income and expenditure budget system should be increased by enhancing the role of village experts and the government institutions in Gianyar Regency, (c) the selection of the apparatus village government should be done more objective, and (d) It is needs to improve coaching and supervision from related institutions including local government.