Regarding The Closing Plan Of PT Delta Djakarta, Ridwan Kamil: Leaders Of People's Management Are Not Businesses

Candidate for Governor of DKI Jakarta number one Ridwan Kamil during a press conference after the third debt of the 2024 Pilkada at the Sultan Hotel, Central Jakarta, Sunday (17/11/2024). ANTARA/Lifia Mawaddah Putri.

JAKARTA - Jakarta Governor Ridwan Kamil's candidate for governor has spoken about Fahira Idris' statement that he will close PT Delta Jakarta or a beer producer company.

According to him, this matter will be communicated first. This is because the Jakarta DPRD is one of the parties that has the authority to the company.

"Everything will be dialogued, a leader should not exceed his authority, right. If there are two powers, there are executives, there is a DPRD. It will be reviewed aspirations," Ridwan Kamil told reporters, Tuesday, November 19.

In addition, the man who often calls Kang Emil stated that a leader does not take care of business but the community. So, regarding business decisions under Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMN) must first be discussed comprehensively.

"Because basically, yes, leaders are the task of taking care of the community, not taking care of business, if I can be honest, right. It's just that a lot of energy in time must also take care of business, namely BUMD-BUMD," he said.

"Moreover, his businesses are sometimes less relevant, right. So that, that all decisions will definitely be discussed according to his state administration," continued Ridwan Kamil.

However, Ridwan Kamil continued, as a candidate for leader, he must listen to all existing aspirations. That way, the problems felt by the community can be found solutions

"But that his aspirations are heard, understood, I think it's the leader's job," said Ridwan Kamil.

Previously reported, Fahira Idris revealed one of the things Ridwan Kamil-Suswono would do if he was elected governor and deputy governor. The number one pair is said to be selling shares of PT Delta Djakarta.

"There is one thing that amazed me with Mr. Ridwan Kamil, Mr. Suswono. But today I am even more amazed. Why? He said, in his first 100 days, he would close the PT Delta Jakarta liquor factory. Allahuakbar," said Fahira.

For information, PT Delta Djakarta is a producer of beer with several brands, namely, Anker, Carlsberg, Kuda Putih, and San Miguel.

The DKI government has owned shares of PT Delta since February 7, 1984. DKI is recorded to own 186.84 million shares or 23.33 percent of PT Delta's total shares.

In 2019 the number of share ownership increased to 210.2 million shares or 26.25 percent, because it was integrated with shares belonging to the DKI Jakarta Investment and Capital Participation Management Agency (BP IPM Jaya) which had been disbanded. BP IPM Jaya austained by the DKI government has a share portion of 2.91 percent in PT Delta.

Dividends pocketed by DKI have always increased throughout 2008-2014. The details are IDR 5.885 billion (2008), IDR 39.938 billion (2010), IDR 46.244 billion (2012), IDR 48.346 billion (2013), and IDR 50.448 billion (2014).

However, in 2016, DKI's profits at PT Delta fell to Rp. 37,828 billion. This was due to the issuance of a Regulation of the Minister of Trade which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages in minimarkets.