Ace Hasan Syadzily Proposed An Increase In The Cost Of Hajj 2023 To Comply With Istitha'ah's Principle

Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI, Ace Hasan Syadzily. (photo: dock. inter)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission VIII DPR RI, Ace Hasan Syadzily, put forward a proposal to increase the cost of Hajj in 2023 in order to comply with the principles of istithaah' or Hajj ability, especially in the context of financing. "In principle, we want this hajj fee to be affordable to the public according to the principle of istithaah or capability, but still consider the financial sustainability of Hajj and justice values for all pilgrims," said Ace Hasan in his statement quoted by Antara in Jakarta, Monday, January 23.Regarding the use of the value of benefits managed by the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH), according to this member of the DPR RI Golkar Faction, it also needs to be regulated so that it can be fair because the value of benefit is the right of all Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, including more than five million pilgrims who are still waiting for the queue to depart. "We do not want the basic value of finance and the value of the benefits of the pilgrims next year and so on to be used for the hajj pilgrims this year. This is what we are currently calculating together with BPKH," he explained. Therefore, Ace asked BPKH to ensure the availability of Hajj funds intended as a benefit value for this year's Hajj. "The BPKH's value is very important in ensuring the cost of Hajj services this year. The amount of the proposed benefit is 30 percent whether it is still possible to undergo a change in composition to be greater or not," he said.Ace Hasan also said Commission VIII DPR RI will still discuss with related parties regarding hajj financing in 2023 this week. "In this week, we will meet with the Director General Hajj and Umrah, Ministry of Health, the airline, and PT Angkasa Pura, as well as other parties related to Hajj services, both within the country and in Saudi Arabia, especially of course with the Hajj Financial Management Agency (BPKH)," he explained.

The cost of organizing the Hajj in 2023 is targeted to be completed on February 13 and it is hoped that the BPIH can be decided together and has been officially set. "We have a target of February 13, 2023, the cost of organizing the Hajj (BPIH) this year can be decided together and fixed," hoped AceHasan. The remaining 30 percent or Rp29.7 million was paid from the value of the benefits of managing hajj funds. "This proposal is based on considerations to fulfill the principles of justice and sustainability of hajj funds. This formulation has also gone through a study process," said Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Thursday, January 19.