PRESIDENT Joko Widodo should not have shortcut the regulations when amending the State Budget in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although swift decision-making is a crucial factor in dealing with a crisis, the president should use the proper procedures of governance.

So far, Jokowi has not taking the right measures. He issued Presidential Regulation No. 54/2020 on the change to the posture and details of the 2020 financial year state budget. T