Medan Deputy Mayor Aulia Rachman Talks That The Contribution Of Container Depots In Belawan Is Not Worth It

MEDAN - The Medan City Government, North Sumatra, said that the contribution of container depots for container terminal units in Belawan District, Medan City, has so far not been feasible.

"The contribution of the container depot to the Medan City Government is not adequate," said Deputy Mayor of Medan, Aulia Rachman in Medan, quoted by Antara, Thursday, February 3.

He said this after opening the National Working Meeting of the Association of Indonesian Container Depots (Asdeki) which was attended by the Chairman of the DPP Asdeki Ari Karistianto and the entire board of Asdeki North Sumatra.

However, continued Aulia, the Medan City Government supports Asdeki in advancing the container business with all stakeholders in this area.

"This mutually supportive atmosphere can be created, if rights and obligations can be implemented properly and full of responsibility," he said.

The deputy mayor gave an example, the Medan City Government found a lot of damaged infrastructure around the container depot, and people blocked roads because they didn't want container trucks to pass.

The community, especially in the Belawan sub-district, said Aulia, did not understand by directly blaming the government for the damage to the road infrastructure.

"What the Medan City Government gets is only PBB (Land and Building Tax). When the NJOP (Tax Object Sales Value) goes up, there are even depot entrepreneurs who don't want to pay taxes," said Aulia.

Deputy Mayor of Medan Aulia Rachman also hopes that the Asdeki National Working Meeting can produce decisions that can overcome the obstacles that have occurred so far.

"Hopefully this National Working Meeting decides on concrete steps that will benefit the city/district government. Whatever the story we are trying to do on Indonesian soil, it is very natural for us to contribute to this country," said Aulia.