City administration proposes 5.8% rise in 1995-96 budget<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration proposed to the City
\nCouncil a 5.8 percent increase in the city's budget for the
\n1995\/1996 fiscal year to Rp 2.21 trillion (about US$1 billion).<\/p>\n
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said in a plenary session yesterday
\nthat the city budget in the current 1994\/95 fiscal year, which
\nwill end next month, amounts to Rp 2.09 trillion.<\/p>\n
The governor stated that there are various factors making the
\nincrease necessary, such as the rise in civil servants' salaries
\nwhich will increase the city's routine expenses.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said for the routine budget the administration plans
\nto allocate Rp 1.26 trillion, 10.4 percent more than the previous
\nyear's Rp 1.14 trillion.<\/p>\n
He explained that the increase is due to the 10 percent
\nincrease in civil servants' salaries. The routine budget will
\nalso cover maintenance and requisitions.<\/p>\n
For the development budget the administration plans to
\nallocate Rp 949.9 billion, an increase of 0.18 percent from the
\n1995\/1994 fiscal year's Rp 948 billion.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said the increase is calculated from various revenues
\nestimated at Rp 2.1 trillion, such as regional revenues,
\ncontributions from the central government, tax sharing and the
\nbalance carried over from last year.<\/p>\n
The governor said the city administration estimates that in
\nthe upcoming fiscal year regional revenues will be 22.5 percent
\nhigher than last year's, an increase from Rp 1.16 trillion to Rp
\n1.42 trillion.<\/p>\n
Regional revenues consist of regional taxes estimated to reach
\nRp 1.13 trillion, regional fees of Rp 181.45 billion, profits
\nfrom city-owned companies worth Rp 34.76 billion, city offices
\nrevenues Rp 6.54 billion and other revenues estimated to reach Rp
\n61.22 billion.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said regional taxes and fees consist of vehicle tax,
\nvehicle ownership transfer tax, entertainment tax, development
\ntax, advertisement tax, city planning and development supervision
\nfees.<\/p>\n
\"Revenues from regional fees and taxes will be more due to the
\nincrease in taxes, tariff adjustments, the increase of the Gross
\nNational Product, the intensification of tax collection and the
\nincrease of supervision on the imposition of taxes,\" Surjadi said
\nas reported by Antara news agency.<\/p>\n
The governor said the city administration will return 10
\npercent (Rp 17.2 billion) of revenues from property taxes to 265
\nsubdistricts in the city for the subdistricts' budgets.<\/p>\n
Development<\/p>\n
Surjadi said there are 20 sectors included in the development
\nbudget. The city plans to spend Rp 175.99 billion for regional
\ndevelopment and housing relocation sectors, Rp 162.34 billion for
\ngovernment employees and supervision of taxes, Rp 160.34 billion
\nfor transportation and Rp 139.67 billion for housing.<\/p>\n
Trade, development of city-owned companies, city finance and
\ncooperation will be allotted Rp 53.61 billion, while Rp 53.81
\nbillion will be for education and sports.<\/p>\n
The city will allocate Rp 44.96 billion for health, social
\nwelfare, women, children and youth affairs, with Rp 42.86 billion
\nearmarked for population and family planning affairs.<\/p>\n
For the tourism and city telecommunications sectors the
\nadministration will allocate Rp 17.63 billion, for security and
\npublic order Rp 23.28 billion, politics and press Rp 14.45
\nbillion and Rp 14.35 billion for the religious sector.<\/p>\n
The water and irrigation sectors will get Rp 13.32 billion,
\nenvironment and city planning Rp 8.59 billion, the workforce
\nsector Rp 5.71 billion, law development Rp 3.75 billion, and Rp
\n7.89 billion for agriculture and forestry.<\/p>\n
The industrial sector will be allocated 2.43 billion, and the
\nmining and energy sectors Rp 2.45 billion which will be used to
\nbuild 175 water catchments and 15-meter deep wells in under-
\ndeveloped villages. (yns)<\/p>",
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