Prosecutor's Office Help Padang City Government Withdraw Arrears Of Rp.2.256 Billion From SPR Manager

Head of the Civil and State Administration Section (Datun) of the Padang Attorney's Office Syafri Hadi/ANTARA

PADANG - The Padang District Attorney, West Sumatra, assisted the local City Government to withdraw the arrears from contributions from the management of the Padang Raya Central Market (SPR), a modern shopping center in this city.

"The Padang Attorney General's Office through the function of the State Attorney (JPN) has accompanied the Padang City Government to withdraw arrears of around Rp.2.256 billion from the Padang SPR. The money has been deposited into the regional treasury," said Head of the Civil and State Administration Section of the Padang Attorney General's Office, Syafri Hadi in Padang, Antara. , Monday, July 4th.

Since providing assistance in 2020, the SPR Padang contribution money that has been withdrawn has reached 55 percent, namely Rp. 5,353 billion of the total arrears of Rp. 10,318 billion. This assistance was carried out by the prosecutor's office to ensure that the arrears of contributions were paid by the management of SPR Padang.

"The money paid by the SPR becomes income for the City of Padang as local revenue (PAD)," he explained.

He explained that the assistance by the Padang Kejari for the withdrawal of the contribution arrears had been carried out since September 2020.

At that time, SPR Padang, which was managed by a private company, was recorded to have arrears of contributions amounting to Rp. 10.318 billion.

"Because of the arrears, the City Government asked for assistance to withdraw the arrears. After the assistance at that time, an agreement was made on payments between the Padang City Government and the manager," he said.

In the agreement, it was agreed that the management of SPR Padang would pay arrears within a period of 3 years and 8 months or until February 2024, the payments would be made four times in installments.

"So we have accompanied since the agreement between the two parties was made, then continue to oversee the contents of the agreement and payment," he said.

However, he continued, the team from the Padang Kejari Datun Section did not touch the payment money because all transactions were carried out directly between the manager and the Padang City Government.

"We will continue to oversee this payment until it is paid off in 2024 so that Padang City's income will increase, so far they have good ethics and pay as promised," he explained.

In addition to debt, the Padang Kejari also assists the City Government in withdrawing the ongoing contribution money which is the obligation of the SPR to the Padang City Government every year.