Efficiency Has Been Made, The Minister Of Home Affairs Calls The Budget For Re-voting For The Capai Pilkada Rp719 Billion

The Ministry of Home Affairs during a working meeting with Commission II of the DPR. (Nailin-VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian said the budget to be issued for the 2024 Pilkada re-voting (PSU) reached Rp719 billion. The total budget decreased after efficiency was carried out.

"From the results of our recap, yes, from the KPUD, the budget requirement is Rp. 429 billion or 59 percent more, a total of Bawaslu from 24 local governments resulting from the Constitutional Court's decision, the PSU has a Bawaslu of Rp. 158 billion, the TNI is Rp. 38 billion, the National Police is Rp. 91 billion. So a total of Rp. 719 billion," Tito said in a working meeting (meeting) with Commission II of the DPR RI at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Monday, March 10.

Tito explained that the total budget for the 2024 Pilkada PSU was down from the initial estimate, which was above Rp1 trillion.

"We think this is down from the estimated previous meeting, approximately Rp. 1 trillion more due to these efficiency efforts," he said.

As previously reported, Commission II of the DPR estimates that the estimated costs required to hold re-voting in 24 regions as a result of the Constitutional Court's decision could reach almost IDR 1 trillion.

The results were obtained after Commission II of the DPR held a working meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the election organizers on Thursday, February 27.

"Earlier, I calculated that it could reach Rp. 900 (billion) to Rp. 1 trillion," said Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the House of Representatives, Dede Yusuf Macan Effendi, at the parliament complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Thursday, February 27.

The amount of costs comes from the budget needs conveyed by the election organizing agency to hold a PSU to the security apparatus budget to carry out the security function.

The KPU said (the budget requirement) was approximately Rp. 486 billion, Bawaslu was around Rp. 215 (billion), plus if there was a re-cash of approximately Rp. 250 (billion). Not yet TNI and Polri if they have to carry out security functions," said Dede.