Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadives also responded to issues related to the debt of the Jakarta Fast Train (KCJB) project.
According to Purbaya, discussions between the Indonesian and Chinese governments are still ongoing and in the near future, Indonesia is also planning to send a negotiating team to continue discussions on the debt payment mechanisms and schemes.
"The details will still be discussed later, the details will still be in the outline, but it will be discussed later. Maybe Indonesia will send a team to China again for a discussion on what kind of payment will be right," he said at Airlangga University, Surabaya, quoted Tuesday, November 11.
He added that he hopes to participate in the discussion process to better understand the dynamics of ongoing negotiations.
"I ask if I am invited to let me know what the discussion will be like," he concluded.
Previously, President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the Jakarta Fast Train (Whoosh) project had no problems.
According to him, public transportation services such as high-speed trains should not be judged only in terms of profit.
He emphasized that around the world, public transportation is a form of public service obligation (PSO) or public service obligations, so that what must be calculated is the benefit of the community.
"Whoosh is all public transportation around the world, don't count profits, don't count losses, don't count, the benefits are not for the people around the world, this is called public service obligation," he said at a press conference for the inauguration of Tanah Abang Baru Station, Tuesday, November 4.
Prabowo also explained that the government provides subsidies to train services to ease the burden on the community.
"All of our trains are subsidized by 60 percent, the people pay 20 percent, this is the state's presence, this is the state's presence," he said.
He emphasized that subsidy funds come from state taxes and assets, so they must be managed in a clean and transparent manner.
"Where did the money come from, the money came from people's money, the money was from taxes, the money was from the state's wealth, so we have to prevent all leaks, we really have to stop misappropriation and corruption of people's money cannot be stolen because we will return it to services for the people," he explained.
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Furthermore, Prabowo said that he had studied the HIGH Speed Rail project and made sure there were no problems. He asked that the project not be used as politicization material.
"So don't worry, I've told you everything, I've learned the problem, Indonesia is able and that's all natural, don't politicize it, don't dance to people's drums, maybe there are parties who don't know where they always want to cause people's anxiety," he said.
Prabowo emphasized his commitment to safeguarding the country's wealth and managing it for the welfare of the people.
"Be calm, our nation is strong, our nation is rich, the important thing is that the government must not be careless, the government must not be deceived and the government must not let people steal the wealth of the country. I will not hesitate with my team, we will prove that we will save, we will save and will look for all the sources of wealth and we will manage and return to the welfare of the people," he concluded.
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