Interior Ministry held a meeting Jakarta clarification draft budget

JAKARTA (IFN) - The Interior Ministry held a clarification meeting to ratify the draft Regulation of the Governor of the city budget for Fiscal Year 2015 in Building F Interior Ministry, Thursday.

Meetings led by Director General of the Local Finance Reydonnizar Moenek attended by Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and Chairman of the Legislative Prasetyo Edi Marsudi.

Clarification meetings were held after the evaluation tehadap Ranpergub by a team of DG Keuda.

"The meaning is that the evaluation presented in Ranpergub it does not conflict with the higher laws, not contrary to the public interest, as well as to determine whether the city budget is really effective and efficient," said Reydonnizar.

In the meeting presented the results of the evaluation showed some irregularities by MOHA.

One question Reydonnizar is entertainment tax numbers only Rp1 trillion, nothing less and nothing more.

"Mr. Governor, the present tax free entertainment Rp1 trillion, so many night clubs and spas in Jakarta so why only this much. Where this Bener Rp1 trillion tax free entertainment?" asked the Director General.

The question then responded spontaneously by the Chairman of the Parliament Prasetyo Edi Marsudi.

"Maybe if there was a reasonable coma yes," said Prasetyo.

In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs also find Jakarta Provincial Government is still attractive tax levy by Reydonnizar was against regulations.

Due to the lack of agreement between the local government and Jakarta Parliament in Ranperda discussion about city budget in 2015, then Governor of Jakarta gubernatorial preparing the draft of the budget in 2015 in which includes the budget cap in 2014.

Related to that, Vice President Jusuf Kalla reminded Jakarta Governor and the leadership of Parliament related to the consequences of the use of the governor rule in setting the budget.

"According to the Act must wear regulation, but if it came to pass then use regulation. The danger must comply with the regulation is long (APBD 2014), meaning that there is no increase in regulation and could not continue because then it can be a constant budget," said the vice president.

If the city budget is constant, said Kalla, then there will be no progress in the area of ​​government services.

It certainly will affect the recall issue in Jakarta so complex, ranging from traffic jams and flooding.

"If a constant mean no progress in Jakarta, stagnant. Moreover face flooding, damaged roads," he added.