Anies' Children Explain Why They Want To Sell Stock Beer: Not Health Friendly

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (DOK. Public Relations of DKI Pemprov)

JAKARTA - Acting Head of Regional Owned Enterprise Development Agency (BP BUMD) DKI Riyadi explained the reason for DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan wanting to sell shares in a beer or alcohol company.

Currently, DKI Pemprov owns 26.25 percent of shares in the beer production company, PT Delta Djakarta Tbk. DKI again proposes the wish to release the shares to the DPRD.

Riyadi said that the regional medium-term development plan (RPJMD) as long as Anies was in office did not mandate ownership of products that did not provide public benefits.

"Based on the RPJMD, this product (beer) is generally considered unhealthy. This product is not relevant to the development of DKI Jakarta," Riyadi said in a virtual discussion, Wednesday, March 10.

Riyadi explained that the desire to divest PT Delta's share ownership is in line with the mandate of the Preamble of the 1945 Constitution that the state is obliged to protect all Indonesians. One form of protection that must be provided by the state to its citizens is health protection.

Meanwhile, alcoholic beverage products according to health experts can actually interfere with health. This is not in line with basic services that provide public benefit for the people of DKI Jakarta, "he explained.

Previously, DKI DPRD Chairman Prasetyo Edi Marsudi questioned the reason the DKI Provincial Government wants to sell shares of the liquor production company PT Delta.

According to Prasetyo, there will be no financial loss if the DKI Pemprov owns shares in PT Delta. In fact, DKI has received income from share ownership gains received since the days of DKI Governor Ali Sadikin.

"What's wrong with it? There's nothing wrong with it. The money (share profits) can be used for the RPTRA (development) grandpa, or what," said Prasetyo.

According to Prasetyo, the placement of shares from the DKI Provincial Government to PT Delta, in addition to increasing regional income, is also carried out to measure the extent to which Delta-made drinks such as Anker, Carlsberg, and San Miguel brands are circulating.