Moeldoko Talks TMII Takeover, Thanking Pak Soeharto-Ibu Tien

ILLUSTRATION/Mini Park sightseeing car (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko explained why the government took over the management of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) from the Harapan Kita Foundation owned by President Suharto's family.

Moeldoko said that the takeover of TMII by the state is based on the need for improvement in terms of management.

"So far, the government has seen losses from time to time experienced by Harapan Kita Foundation. The value reaches Rp40 billion to Rp50 billion per year," Moeldoko said in his statement, Friday, April 9.

Thus, the government has conducted mentoring and a deeper look at the governance of TMII. The government plans to hand over tmii managers to state-owned enterprises in the field of tourism.

"Therefore, the Presidential Decree No. 19 of 2021 on TMII. Thus, the legal basis of TMII through Presidential Decree No. 51 of 1977 officially does not apply," he said.

Moeldoko gave appreciation to the family of President Soeharto and Mrs. Tien Soeharto for building TMII. Because, the existence of TMII as a miniature of the Indonesian nation can evoke a sense of pride and love of the homeland.

"The government thanked Mr. Soeharto and Tien Soeharto's mother for the idea of establishing TMII that has reached out to the future. Even today TMII can still be enjoyed by our children," said Moeldoko.

Financial problems

There are several reasons behind the takeover of TMII from the sandalwood family. First of all, financial matters. Before it was decided to be taken over, the Audit Board of Finance (BPK), the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), as well as the legal team of the Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) had conducted a financial audit.

The audit concluded the need for better management of TMII. The takeover is believed to increase TMII's contribution to the country financially. Apparently, for 44 years, TMII did not deposit money into the state treasury. TMII's revenue is always minus.

"There are findings from bpk from January 2021, this is for the report of the results of the examination 2020. The recommendation is that there should be better management of the Ministry of Finance on the assets owned by the country," said Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Setya Utama.

"So far there has been nothing to the country ... He said minus, subsidized by YHK, can be confirmed to the Management Agency," said Setya.

This financial situation is a problem. If referring to other state assets, such as Gelora Bung Karno or Kemayoran area, both always deposit money to the state treasury in the form of non-tax state revenues (PNBP).