PKS Says Anies Baswedan Holds Formula E Without APBD, Observer: Don't Hallucinate, It's Mission Impossible

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the PKS faction of the DKI DPRD, Achmad Yani, boasted that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan did not use APBD (Local Budget) funds to hold Formula E. DKI will follow the recommendations issued by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to seek sponsors from private parties.

Trisakti University public policy observer Trubus Rahardiansyah assessed that Achmad Yani's statement was unfounded, more inclined to hallucination.

To get to that point, the DKI Provincial Government has to prepare many things through BUMD, Jakpro. For example, feasibility studies, event locations, modes of transportation for participants to coordination with the central government.

Unfortunately, approaching the implementation target in 2022, the things mentioned above have not been prepared by the DKI Provincial Government.

"So this is an exaggeration, mission impossibility. Because how must there be a committed third party (sponsor), there are no companies for the event," Trubus explained when contacted by VOI in Jakarta, Tuesday, September 14.

If the electric racing car event is held at the National Monument (Monas), the DKI Provincial Government should be busy working at this time.

Promotions in various mass media, for example, coordination with the central government regarding the transportation of racing event participants, to the safety of visiting foreign guests.

"So I think this is too political, people say hallucinations. It should be based on empirical data. There must be a calculation for losses, costs, and benefits. Because looking for sponsors, you have to use profit and loss calculations," said Trubus.

Currently, the DKI Provincial Government has disbursed the APBD of almost Rp. 1 trillion. In detail, the payment of a commitment fee for 2 terms paid in 2019 was 20 million pounds sterling or equivalent to Rp360 billion, a term 1 commitment fee in 2020 was 11 million pounds sterling or equivalent to Rp200 billion, and a bank guarantee of 22 million pounds sterling or Rp423 billion.

Until finally, the payment of the commitment fee was postponed by Anies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Anies still has to pay the Formula E commitment fee in term 2 2020, the 2022/2023 session 26.6 million pounds sterling, and the 2023/2024 session 29.2 million pounds sterling.

Considering that the pandemic situation is still ongoing, Yani said Anies plans to pay off the unpaid expenses for organizing Formula E, which will be borne by third parties or the private sector. Therefore, Yani asked the public not to worry about the size of the Formula E budget.

"There are a lot of people who don't understand the problem of formula E. So, people shout as if everything is using the APBD," said Yani.

"Yesterday, it used the APBD, but it was in the 2019 budget. In the future, there will be no use of the APBD because it involves the private sector," he continued.

Yani said he was optimistic that DKI could get a sponsor so that Formula E could be implemented. Because, he considers that there will be many benefits that can be achieved by Jakarta, both from an economic and social perspective.

"This can raise Jakarta and Indonesia at the world level. There are many benefits, there are also multi-effects, such as many participants who come, so that hotels and tourist attractions can sell. The economy is also stretched," he concluded.