Sri Mulyani Calls Minister Basuki Bak Santa Claus Because It Often Distributes BMN

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. (Photo: Aris Nurjani/VOI)

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono was like Santa Claus because he often distributed State Property (BMN) to ministries/agencies as well as the community.

"If it's been about the last 10 years, the PUPR minister is like a syntex, how much is it worth to distribute the goods. Pak Bas has been distributing Rp374.6 Trillion of State Property which was built with the hashtag Money Kita," Sri Mulyani said at the State-Owned Goods Handover event at the PUPR Ministry Auditorium, Thursday, October 10.

Sri Mulyani said that so far BMN was built using the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN), which was originally managed by the Ministry of PUPR and then handed over to ministries/agencies, local governments, villages, educational institutions and the community.

On the same occasion, the Secretary General of the Ministry of PUPR, Zainal Fata, said that the Ministry of PUPR in the last 10 years had distributed BMN amounting to Rp374.6 trillion.

Meanwhile, BMN, which was handed over specifically today, Thursday, October 10, amounted to Rp. 19.26 trillion, which was handed over to Regional Governments, Foundations, Universities, Villages, and others.

"This amount consists of Rp5.8 trillion, we leave it to the Ministry/Institutions, and the remaining Rp13.36 trillion is handed over to the Regional Government, Foundations, Universities, Villages, and others," he said.

The details of the BMN submitted consisted of BMN in the field of water resources (SDA), in the form of weather radar buildings and equipment systems, and office buildings worth Rp113.99 billion.

Then the Bina Marga infrastructure in the form of downgraded national roads, collectors, arterial roads resulting from the implementation of presidential instructions on regional roads and suspension bridges with a value of Rp. 2.79 trillion.

Meanwhile, the Cipta Karya sector is in the form of a drinking water network, namely the construction of Final Disposal Sites (TPA), rehabilitation of school buildings and markets, national tourism strategic areas, Cross-Border Posts (PLBN) and an increase in the quality of slum settlements by Rp9.53 trillion or 49 percent of the total BMN submitted.

Meanwhile, in the housing sector, there are flats, special houses, infrastructure, facilities and utilities (PSU) roads with a total value of Rp. 6.82 trillion or equivalent to 35.4 percent of the total BMN.

So that of all the BMN submitted, more than 84 percent includes Cipta Karya and Housing.