Chairman Of DPRD: Please Governor Anies Sell Beer Shares, I'm Not Participating

JAKARTA - Jakarta DPRD Chairman Prasetyo Edi Marsudi has invited the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan to sell shares of beer owned by PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk. Prasetyo emphasized that Anies has the authority.

"Go ahead and decide (to sell beer shares). The governor (Anies Baswedan) has discretion, really. During the previous administration there was also his discretion," Prasetio said in Akbar Faizal's YouTube broadcast, quoted on Tuesday, March 16.

However, Prasetyo did not want to be involved in the plan to release the liquor stock that produces the Anker to San Miguel beer. This is because Prasetyo sees Anies as having no rational reasons for the sale of beer shares.

Moreover, according to him, there is a potential state loss from the planned share sale of 26.26 percent.

"Sir, go ahead and sell it sir. I'm not participating. Go ahead if the governor wants to sell. I'm not in the way. It's just that the rules and mechanisms have to be passed," said Prasetyo.

According to him, during the four submissions for the release of beer shares, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has not had a reasonable study. He said, there would be no impact of financial loss if the DKI Pemprov had shares in PT Delta. In fact, DKI has received income from share ownership gains received since the days of DKI Governor Ali Sadikin.

"The report I received from PT Delta has contributed dividends to the Regional Wealth Management component which is separated in the 2019 Regional Budget for DKI Jakarta amounting to Rp100.4 billion. This position is the second largest contributor to dividends to DKI Jakarta after PT Bank DKI amounting to Rp240 billion," he said. Prasetyo.

He also asked Anies to provide an explanation regarding the impact of the release of the beer shares. "An analysis is needed from a comprehensive study of the divestment plan of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's ownership in PT Delta Djakarta TBK," he said.