Ban Jakpro Holds Formula E 2023 Using The APBD, Chairman Of The DPRD: Must Be Mandiri

Chairman of the DKI DPRD Prasetyo Edi Marsudi. (Between)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, admitted that his party had no problem with Formula E being held again this year. However, Prasetyo emphasized that the implementation of Formula E should no longer use the DKI regional budget (APBD). Prasetyo asked PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) as the organizer of the BUMD to find sponsors because currently Formula W uses a business to business (B2B) financing scheme. "We as local governments don't mind. But we can't use the APBD budget. That's it. Let him business to business, find his own sponsor and he must be independent," said Prasetyo at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, January 16. At the beginning of its planning, the DKI Provincial Government used the APBD of IDR 560 billion to pay the commitment fee before holding Formula E in 2022. Now, Prasetyo does not want Jakpro to charge the regional budget in order to continue the electric car racing event. He hopes that the Jakpro officials who have just been reshuffled by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono can have a business breakthrough so that Formula E can return to running without causing trouble to regional finances. "Jakpro has to be really mature, independent, and he can have a breakthrough. If I look at it, it's just a waste of money, that's what happened. He (Jakpro) can give innovations to get dividends or not? That's not possible. So, I ask the new directors, let's get up. What do you want to make?" he said. For information, Formula E Operation (FEO) has included the schedule for the implementation of Formula E in Jakarta on June 3 and 4, 2023 in its race calendar. In addition, the format of the event and the concept of the Jakarta E-Prix race is still in the brewing stage. What is clear, the transaction is Jakpro's business to business (B2B). Previously, VP Corporate Secretary of PT Jakpro Syachrial Syarif admitted that his party had not yet taken care of submitting sponsors to finance the 2023 Formula E event, which will be held in the next five months, namely June 3 and 4. Syachrial admitted that the BUMD belonging to the DKI Provincial Government, which is the organizer of Formula E, is still drafting the concept of a race title until it matures. "No sponsorship yet. The big concept must be prepared first, yes," said Syachrial at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Thursday, January 12. Syachrial explained that Jakpro as the BUMD organizer of Formula E will still coordinate intensively with FEO as the license holder of Formula E regarding the preparation of the team that will be assigned to this electric car racing event. In addition, the format of the event and the concept of the Jakarta E-Prix race is still in the brewing stage. What is clear is that the general form of the event is no different from the 2022 event. "The event format is still the same as last year," he said.