Effectiveness, Efficiency and Growth Ratios on Financial Performance on Medan City Government
Regional autonomy (decentralization) is the regional authority to regulate and manage the interests of society at its initiative based on community aspiration and according to laws and regulation. One aspect of local government that must be regulated carefully is the financial management area. To analyze the performance of local governments in managing local finances can be done with the financial ratio analysis. The financial ratios used include the effectiveness ratios, efficiency ratio, growth ratio and the ratio of independence. The purpose of this study is to determine the financial performance of Medan. Government significant effect on the ratio of independence. The population in this study is Medan Realization Report Government Budget in which samples are taken four years (2010/2013 in months January to December). The variables studied include the ratio of effectiveness, efficiency ratio and growth ratio as independent variables as well as the ratio of independence as a dependent variable. The results of the regression analysis showed that the ratio of effectiveness, effectiveness ratio, and growth ratio is evident from the 0,000 probability value of <0.05. Partial, effectiveness ratio has significantly influenced the ratio of independence. However, efficiency ratio and growth rate do not significantly influence the ratio of independence (budget financial field municipal government). Analysis of the coefficient of determination (R2) shows the number of 0.452 or equal to 45.2% which changes the city government performance ratio by the effect ratio, efficiency ratio and growth ratio, while the remaining 54.8% are likely influenced by other variables not examined in this study there are activity ratio, debt service cover ratio.