Anies: IKN Is Not Urgent, Can Be Done Later

Presidential Candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan when delivering a campaign oration in Bandung City, West Java, Wednesday (29/11/2023). (ANTARA PHOTO/Raisan Al Farisi/aww)

JAKARTA - Presidential Candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan assesses that the development of the capital city of the archipelago (IKN) does not urge it to be carried out, even though Law Number 3 of 2022 concerning the State Capital has been established.

When meeting with the management of the Central Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI), Anies said that Indonesia's overall development still has various challenges so that the development of IKN is not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing.

"We have a lot of development challenges and urgentity. Then, we have limited fiscal resources," said Anies as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 1.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta also questioned whether the limited fiscal resources would be used to build a place or finance urgent matters. One of the urgent things that Aniesialah highlighted was the teacher's honorarium.

According to Anies, the discourse on the development of quality human resources (HR) will be counterproductive if the trillions of rupiah budget is not allocated to teacher honorariums.

What's more, currently the teacher's monthly honorarium is only enough to finance daily life around 10-15 days.

"Yes, if we want better human quality, yes, the teacher is corrected. How can the teacher learn when the salary is only enough for 10 days and 15 days?" said the former Chancellor of Paramadina University.

Even though there is an IKN Law, said Anies, he has a priority scale if he is later elected to win the 2024 presidential election and run the government. According to him, a development is important and urgent.

"We call itimportant and urgent. Well,important and urgent must be resolved immediately, but if theimportant (but) is not urgent, this can be done later," said Anies Baswedan.