The Distribution Of The Budget From The DKI Provincial Government Is Uneven, The DPRD Asks For Grants For Betawi Bamus To Be Stopped In 2023

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Commission A of the DKI DPRD recommended the DKI Provincial Government to stop grant funds to the Betawi Community Consultative Body (Bamus Betawi) in the 2023 APBD.

This was conveyed in the report on the results of Commission A's working meeting with the executive who discussed the deepening of the draft General Policy on Budget and Priorities for the Provisional Budget Ceiling (KUA-PPAS) of the 2022 APBD.

"Starting from 2023, we will not give grants of money, but in the form of activities so that they are transparent and clear. That is our recommendation," said Chairman of Commission A of the DKI DPRD, Mujiyono, when confirmed, Tuesday, November 9.

Mujiyono said that this recommendation was given because the DKI National Unity and Political Agency (Bakesbangpol) proposed the uneven distribution of grant funds between the Betawi Bamus and the 1982 Betawi Tribe Bamus in 2022.

Initially, Bakesbangpol suggested that the Betawi Bamus be given a grant of Rp. 3 billion and the Bamus of the Betawi Tribe to be given Rp. 1.2 billion.

"Commission A reminds the relevant regional apparatus organizations that the distribution of grants for 2022 is given fairly, where each Betawi community organization gets a cash grant of IDR 2.1 billion each," explained Mujiyono.

Then, Mujiyono said that the granting of grant funds from the 2022 APBD was the last time because it had been included in the budget proposal. "This is the last grant for Bamus," said Mujiyono.

Furthermore, Mujiyono also asked all grant recipients that all grant recipients be audited by a public accounting firm, and then published.