Ahok Asks Pramono To Convey His Suggestions On The Polemic Of The Increase In The UN To Prabowo

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok)/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Former Governor of DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) met with the Governor of DKI Jakarta Pramono Anung to discuss regional government issues.

One of the topics of discussion is the polemic of increasing land and building taxes (PBB) very high in various regions where the community is now protesting.

Ahok assessed that the phenomenon of increasing the PBB by local governments could occur because the central government reduced the transfer funds from the APBN for the APBD for each region.

"In these areas, it is difficult now. Civil servants need to be paid, construction wants to run. But the DAK-DAU funds (special allocation funds) have been cut a lot, right? That's why many regions are looking for money? The easiest, don't want to think, raise the PBB," said Ahok at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, August 20.

Therefore, Ahok asked Pramono to convey his advice regarding the issue of increasing the UN to President Prabowo Subianto.

Remembering, Pramono had known Prabowo for a long time. Pramono also served as Cabinet Secretary when Prabowo occupied the seat of Minister of Defense in the era of President Prabowo Subianto.

"We also convey to the Governor, maybe the Governor can convey it to the President too, right? That shouldn't have happened," Ahok explained.

According to Ahok, the government can raise the UN, as long as it maintains the main principles in determining its value. According to him, the amount of the UN should not be higher than the selling value of the building's tax object (NJOP).

"So, the principle of the United Nations cannot exceed the NJOP of market prices. That's why next year it may have to be evaluated. Maybe there are some parts of the land that the UN should lower," he explained.

"Even Jakarta, Pak Pram said that next year the economy will get worse, property prices will decrease. If it increases, maybe some of the PBB, which is already higher in NJOP, from market prices, must go down," added Ahok.