DKI Regional Secretary Doesn't Explain Details Of Governor Anies' Allowance, Chairman Of DPRD: Why Was It Covered, Why Sir?

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JAKARTA - The Regional Secretary of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, Marullah Matali, did not disclose the details of the allowances for the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan as requested by members of the council at the Budget Board Meeting of the DKI DPRD.

"So, the figure is indeed the percentage according to the PP, it reads like that. So the 'amount' depends on PAD," said Marullah Matali at a meeting of the DKI DPRD Budget Board at the DKI DPRD building, Thursday, January 13, as reported by Antara.

On that occasion, Marullah only explained that the percentage of the operational support costs for the governor of DKI according to Government Regulation (PP) Number 109 of 2020 was a maximum of 0.15 percent of the Regional Original Revenue (PAD).

In Article 9 paragraph 1 letter F in PP 109/2020 it is stated that the operational costs of regional heads and deputy regional heads of provinces are determined based on the classification of PAD above Rp500 billion, the lowest is Rp1.25 billion and the highest is 0.15 percent.

Observing the Jakarta Secretary's answer, DKI DPRD member Gembong Warsono asked Marullah to provide an illustration of the realization of the previous year whose PAD amount was not too far from the previous years.

"Last year, how much was the shift (PAD) wasn't too far away. That's really all, it's easy. Yesterday the budget allocation for the governor's operations was this big. That's all," said Gembong when interrupting.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the DKI DPRD as well as the head of the budget agency, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, asked that nothing be covered up and that it must be transparent. He also described the atmosphere of the meeting like a child.

"This is like a child, the answer is like being covered up, why, sir? It's time for us to be transparent. So, the public can see and judge," said the chairman of the DKI DPRD.

Given that the explanation has not been satisfactory, the Chairman of the DKI DPRD asked the DKI Regional Secretary to provide a written and closed answer regarding the details of the DKI Governor's operational allowances from the 2018-2020 period on Friday (14/1) to the DKI DPRD.

"If you don't dare to be transparent and accountable here, sir, make a letter to me tomorrow, the answer, closed and as clear as possible," he said.

The Budget Board meeting was re-opened at 15.30 WIB after being suspended for about an hour because the DKI Regional Secretary did not bring an explanation of the details of the DKI governor's operational allowance as requested by the Budget Agency at the previous meeting.

The explanation of the amount of the DKI governor's operational allowance was part of the Budget Board meeting which discussed the evaluation of the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the 2022 DKI Jakarta Regional Budget Draft.