Heru Budi Reveals That The Village Budget Is 5 Percent Different From Village Funds

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono said that the implementation of the budget allocation of 5 percent of the APBD for urban villages in Jakarta is different from the village fund program channeled through the APBN.

"Village funds are directly managed by the village head, the government itself. For DKI Jakarta, civil servants. The village head is part of the organizational structure, structural regional apparatus," said Heru at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, April 29.

The 5 percent provision for regional budgets for sub-districts is regulated in the Law on Special Regions of Jakarta (UU DKJ) issued in line with the transfer of IKN.

In its implementation, Heru said that the use of the sub-district budget from 5 percent of the APBD is not much different from the one that has been running.

The development program implemented at the sub-district level in Jakarta still refers to each field of regional work units (UKPD). Each UKPD has also designed a structured work program from the provincial to sub-district levels.

"Actually, DKI Jakarta has been implemented through the side sector, the existing sections in the village. There is water, marga, social, park development, that's it. So actually it has been implemented in DKI Jakarta. It's just a matter of later proposals from outside can be carried out there," said Heru.

"I think this is just a mechanism. So, 5 percent are in the kelurahan, once again, the local government is already in the sectors in the kelurahan," he continued.

Previously, the chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, criticized the budget allocation rules of 5 percent of the APBD for urban villages in Jakarta. The problem is that Prasetyo, the DKI Jakarta DPRD, has never been spoken to by the DPR RI regarding the regulation during the preparation of the DKJ Law.

"DKJ, we as DKI DPRD have never been invited by the DPR in discussions with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Right, there are proposals from us as well," said Prasetyo.

Prasetyo assessed that the rules regarding the allocation of 5 percent of regional budgets in Jakarta for urban villages seemed to only duplicate the village fund program.

In fact, according to the chairman of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Jakarta, which is projected to be a global city after the transfer of IKN, cannot be equated with other regions.

"Jakarta, if I look at it, is not like other areas. Because for example, between Central Jakarta and the south, the distance is indeed close. What is the mechanism for accountability later, what will be given 5 percent of PAD?" said Prasetyo.

The 5 percent budget from the Jakarta APBD, continued Prasetyo, is also not a small number. He is worried about the mechanism for using a budget that has the potential to be misused.

"Don't take these lurah-lurah hostages, lah. Later he made a mistake, was arrested. How do we prevent something like corruption from happening? That's all," he said.