Criticized By The Solo DPRD Regarding Performance Because Of Campaign Leave, Gibran Will Evaluate

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka will conduct an evaluation regarding the failure to achieve the revenue target for the original regional income (PAD) of Solo City in 2023. Gibran's performance is in the spotlight of the council and his deputy is due to campaign leave.

"We will evaluate it again later," said Gibran as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, January 18.

Gibran also thanked a number of members of the regional legislature who had criticized the absence of this acceptance.

"Thank you friends of the DPRD for helping to evaluate the government's performance," he said.

Head of the Surakarta City Bapenda as well as Acting Head of the Surakarta City Financial and Asset Management Agency, Tulus Widajat, said that regional taxes in 2023 were reached at 84.11 percent.

"The target for regional taxes in 2023 is IDR 524.045 billion and realized IDR 441,597,304,536. Actually, the realization in 2023 is already higher than 2022, so there are more than IDR 33 billion," he said.

Tulus said that the achievement in 2023 was almost the same as the previous year, which was 84.27 percent.

In addition, the realization of levies in 2023 was achieved 71.52 percent of the target, namely the target of IDR 85,443,461,840 and reached IDR 57,705,618,557.

According to Tulus, some of the receipts that did not reach the target were under the PUPR Service, such as building approval (PBG).

He said there was an adjustment to the new building regulations, so that from the target set of Rp. 18 billion, only Rp. 5.5 billion was achieved.

"In addition to the rental of PDAM, there are no additional pipes, the land used does not increase, meaning that there is no rent for it. It is possible that this year there will be additional networks from PDAM, house connections will increase the retribution for using regional wealth," he said.

However, he said, there are a number of OPDs whose retribution reaches the target, one of which is the Department of Transportation whose retribution target reaches more than 100 percent.

"Last year there was still parking, vehicle tests and route permits, but now vehicle tests and route permits are gone, 2024 is gone," said Tulus.