Analysis of The Effects of GRDP, Local Revenue, General Allocation Fund, And Special Allocation Fund on Capital Expenditure and its Implications for Poverty in Regencies and Cities of West Nusa Tenggara Province

This study aims to analyze the effect of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), Regional Original Income (PAD), General Allocation Fund (DAU), and Special Allocation Fund (DAK) on capital expenditure in Regencies and Cities of West Nusa Tenggara Province and measure the impact of capital expenditure on poverty levels in regencies/cities of West Nusa Tenggara Province in 2019-2023. This study is a quantitative study using secondary data obtained from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD). The method used in this study is Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of the study show that the increase in Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) has an effect on reducing the number of poverty in the Regency and City of NTB Province significantly in the period from 2019 to 2023. The increase in Regional Original Income (PAD), General Allocation Fund (DAU), and Special Allocation Fund (DAK) affects the increase in Capital Expenditure in the Regency and City of NTB Province in the period from 2019 to 2023. Meanwhile, the increase in Capital Expenditure "has a" positive effect and on the significant number of Poverty in the Regency and City of NTB Province in the period from 2019 to 2023, which means that the increase in capital expenditure actually contributes to increasing the poverty rate in the region.