THE ROLE OF BUDGET POLICY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR IMPROVING THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX IN WEST LOMBOK DISTRICT

ABSTRACT: This study aims to determine the role of budget politics in achieving the Human Development Index (HDI) in West Lombok Regency, especially in the education sector, and to determine the budget allocation for education in increasing HDI in the education sector in West Lombok Regency. The research that will be conducted is a form of qualitative descriptive research focusing on political budget policies in the education sector in increasing HDI with indicators of Average Years of Schooling (AYS) and Expected Years of Schooling (EYS). Data was collected using interviews, documentation, and literature studies. The results of his research show that the West Lombok district government has allocated an education budget by the regulatory mandate of 20 percent of the total APBD but has not yet been able to leverage the growth of Average Years of Schooling, or growth is still slow. The increase in the education budget allocation did not significantly impact the growth in the average length of schooling in the district of West Lombok.

KEYWORDS:Budget Politics, Human Development Index, Expectation of Length of School, Average Length of School