VILLAGE FUND MANAGEMENT TOWARDS VILLAGE INDEPENDENCE, THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF BUMDes IN SIMEULEU REGENCY

This study aims to examine the effect of village fund management on village independence, through BUMDes empowerment in Simeuleu Regency. The study was conducted on 171 samples with the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the village as respondents from 138 villages in simeuleu Regency. Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the analysis of the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) 23. The results showed that the partial and simultaneous management of village funds had a significant effect on village independence. Meanwhile, the partial and simultaneous BUMDes empowerment test strengthens the influence of village fund management on village independence in Simeuleu Regency. So the partial statistical test carried out in this study can be concluded that Ha1, Ha2, Ha3 and Ha4 are accepted.