Cirebon City Budgets Rp. 5.2 Billion For Police And Rp. 1.8 Billion For TNI To Secure The 2024 Pilkada

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JAKARTA - The Cirebon City Government, West Java, has budgeted IDR 7 billion for security in the upcoming 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada).

"The initial figure that we have prepared for security in the 2024 Pilkada is IDR 7 billion," said Cirebon City Regional Secretary Agus Mulyadi in Cirebon, Friday, June 24, quoted from Antara.

The amount of the budget is divided between two law enforcers, TNI and Polri. With each receiving Rp5.2 billion for the Police and Rp1.8 billion for the TNI.

The budget will be directly distributed when it is entered during the 2024 Pilkada in Cirebon City.

Agus explained that the security budget was not included in the reserve fund. This budget is included in the current year's budget.

"The security budget is not included in the reserve fund, it is included in the current year's budget," he said.

He emphasized that the security budget during the 2024 election was sourced from the central and regional governments.

For security that is not included in the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN), he continued, it will be included in the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD).

"Those that are not included in the state budget will be included through grants," he said.