Dedi Mulyadi: West Java Provincial Government And BLUD Like To Save Deposits Because It's Halal

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi gave a statement at the West Java BPK building in Bandung, Friday (24/10/2025). (ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga)

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi explained the reasons why the Provincial Government and the Regional Public Service Agency (BLUD) of West Java likes to store regional budget money in the form of deposits, because it is halal.

Dedi explained that the deposits made by his party were regional cash deposits that were on call meaning if needed, they could be taken at any time even though their status was a deposit.

"The flower is recorded to be re-entered into regional income sourced from other large and halal incomes, and is not binding according to law. There is also a giro that is carried out every time the payments are paid every day," said Dedi as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, October 24.

Dedi also mentioned that if someone asked that until October 17, 2025, the money available in the regional treasury was around Rp. 2.4-Rp. 2.6 trillion, including deposition, he emphasized that it was not.

The reason, he continued, is that the West Java Provincial Budget is IDR 31 trillion with cash positions until October to IDR 2.6 trillion and plus revenue that has not yet entered around IDR 7.5 trillion, so that until December the money in West Java Province is around IDR 10 trillion, so so that so far there has been IDR 21 trillion spent.

"So from Rp. 31 trillion, there is Rp. 10 trillion in cash and the plan is to become new income, which means that the money has been spent of Rp. 21 trillion, meaning that the spending is going on and not in the deposited category," said Dedi.

Dedi said what he did was not included in the deposition category, because the regional treasury amounted to Rp2.6 trillion to be paid in stages to contractors who are partners of the West Java Provincial Government in the construction of schools, roads, irrigation, installation of public street lighting (PJU), installation of electricity networks, to routine costs such as electricity, water, and outsourced wages.

Dedi explained the reason for his party to pay for the work in stages, because this is part of controlling the finances and controlling project work.

"For example, PT A won a tender at the construction of a road in West Java province of Rp. 1 trillion. What is certain is that there is an offer of 90 percent, and the rest is Silpa and can cross the year or enter BTT for emergency response spending. And the cost of work is paid gradually, for example three terms, because to anticipate if the money is spent at once to the contractor, what if the contractor has bad quality? What if it is not done? This ultimately becomes a corruption crime even though the contractor is corrupt," said Dedi.

Dedi added that in the process of development and payment in phases or segments, there are next terms, and in November and December it is usually the third term.

Previously, Dedi Mulyadi rejected the statement by the Minister of Finance, Purbaya Yudhi Sadive, regarding 15 regions that kept funds (not) in banks, including West Java, in a regional inflation meeting with the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, Monday (20/10).

The West Java Provincial Government is said to have kept deposits of IDR 4.17 trillion. Apart from West Java, Purbaya also said that the Jakarta Provincial Government kept deposits of IDR 14.683 trillion and the East Java Provincial Government IDR 6.8 trillion.

Purbaya revealed the data from Bank Indonesia which revealed funds deposited in regional cash accounts reached Rp233 trillion, including regency government deposits (Pemkab) of Rp134.2 trillion, provincial government deposits (pemprov) of Rp60.2 trillion and city government (Pemkot) of Rp39.5 trillion.

Minister Purbaya's latest statement regarding local governments that store the APBD in the form of gyro is even a loss.

Purbaya highlighted the fact that some of the funds deposited in the area were not in the form of deposits, but in demand, which he said were more detrimental to regional finances.

"Some say that the money is not deposited but in the game, it's even lower. The interest is lower, right. Why in the game? BPK will definitely check it later," he said at the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) office, Thursday (23/10).

This latest statement is also called Dedi, contrary to Purbaya's previous statement which questioned the area of storing cash in the form of deposits should be suspected of depositing the budget in order to make a profit.