Regarding Anies' Plan To Sell Delta Beer Shares, Chairman Of DKI DPRD: It Will Not Happen As Long As I Serve

Chairman of the DKI DPRD Prasetyo Edi Marsudi/DOK VOI- Diah Ayu

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, confirmed that he would not approve the DKI Provincial Government to sell shares in the beer company PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk.

Even though this plan to sell beer shares is part of one of the campaign promises for the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, whose term of office remains until October 2022.

"PT Delta, as long as I serve as DPRD I will not sell it because there is no capital investment, their profit is around Rp. 300 billion," said Prasetyo when met at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Monday, August 1.

According to Prasetyo, the company that produces the beer brands "Anker", "Carlsberg", "San Miguel", "San Mig Light" and "Kuda Putih" is actually profitable for regional treasury income.

He explained that the dividend paid by PT Delta to the DKI Provincial Government as the owner of 26.25 percent of the shares was the second largest after BUMD Bank DKI.

Therefore, Prasetyo asserted, the DKI Provincial Government can release the shares of beer purchased since the time of DKI Governor Ali Sadikin if he has finished serving as Chair of the DKI DPRD for the 2019-2024 period.

"I don't want (the beer shares to be sold). If it doesn't work out later, a member of the council, please sell it, sell it," he said.

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's plan to sell PT Delta Djakarta Tbk's beer shares has no end. The leadership of the DKI DPRD does not want to welcome the proposal to release the 25.26 percent shares.

In fact, Anies has applied for approval for the sale of shares of PT Delta Djakarta several times to the DKI Jakarta Provincial DPRD.

Among them, the Letter of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Province Number 479/-1,822 dated May 16, 2018 regarding the Application for Approval for the Sale of Shares of PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk; Letter of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Province Number 91/-1,822 regarding Application for Approval for the Sale of Shares of PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk; and Letter of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Province Number 177/-1,822 regarding Application for Approval for the Sale of Shares of PT Delta Djakarta, Tbk.

Unfortunately, the desire to release PT Delta Djakarta's share ownership has not yet materialized. The profit-and-loss scheme is an issue that is being questioned by the DPRD if the beer shares are released.

Former Plt. Head of the Regional Owned Enterprises Development Agency (BP BUMD) DKI Riyadi, last year, explained the profit comparison if beer shares were sold and maintained in the initial calculation of 2021.

"Optimizing the benefits for development if PT Delta Djakarta's shares are sold for Rp800 billion. This is the proceeds from the sale if the assumed price per share is Rp3,800," Riyadi said on Tuesday, March 10, 2021.

Riyadi said the Rp800 billion profit would be used for 40 school constructions. Each school is budgeted at Rp. 20 billion.

Then, the construction of 5 hospitals with a cost of Rp150 billion each. In addition, 80 thousand clean water connections, each costing Rp. 10 million.

"If it is not sold, there will be revenue from PAD (dividends) assuming an average of IDR 50 billion per year," he said.