City proposes Rp 2.84t budget<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The city administration has proposed to the City
\nCouncil a budget of Rp 2.84 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for Jakarta
\nin the next fiscal year, or 9.26 percent higher than the current
\nbudget of Rp 2.7 trillion.<\/p>\n
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said in a plenary session yesterday
\nthe increase was in line with various factors such as the
\nincreases in the routine and development budgets.<\/p>\n
He said the administration will set aside Rp 1.55 trillion for
\nthe routine budget, Rp 0.29 trillion more than last year. \"A
\ntotal of Rp 507.72 billion, or 31.74 percent of the routine
\nbudget, will be used for employees' salaries.<\/p>\n
For the development budget the administration plans to
\nallocate Rp 1.29 trillion. The 1995\/96 development budget was Rp
\n949.9 billion.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said the increases in the budgets were projected from
\nvarious revenues such as regional revenues, contributions from
\nthe central government, tax sharing and the balance carried over
\nfrom last year.<\/p>\n
The governor said the city administration estimates that in
\nthe coming fiscal year regional revenues will be 17.18 percent
\nhigher than in this year's, rising from Rp 1.42 trillion to Rp
\n1.83 trillion.<\/p>\n
\"The increase is caused by the increase in regional taxes,
\nregional fees and profits from city-owned companies,\" Surjadi
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said regional taxes and fees consist of vehicle tax,
\nvehicle ownership transfer tax, entertainment tax, development
\ntax, advertising tax, and city planning and development
\nsupervision fees.<\/p>\n
He also said that the revenue from tax sharing is expected to
\nbe 22.83 percent higher than this year but the amount has not yet
\nbeen given by the central government.<\/p>\n
\"The biggest contribution is from the property tax which is
\nexpected to increase from Rp 284.4 billion to Rp 371.45 billion,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Development<\/p>\n
Surjadi said four sectors set to receive large sums of money
\nin the development budget are the regional development and
\nrelocation sector with Rp 218.77 billion, the government
\nemployees sector with Rp 180 billion, the housing sector with Rp
\n175.49 billion and Rp 132 billion for the transportation sector.<\/p>\n
The governor said that the allocation for the development and
\nrelocation sector is aimed at enhancing mayoralties' autonomy and
\nimproving their employees' skills in planning and supervising
\ndevelopments in their areas.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the budget is also aimed at improving
\npeople's welfare through the IDT (Presidential aid for poor
\nvillages) program, he said.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said that the city administration will intensify the
\ndevelopment of low-cost apartments in the city by allotting Rp
\n60.6 billion for the such projects next year. This year Rp 10.6
\nbillion was used to fund apartment projects.<\/p>\n
\"In the next fiscal year we will build seven blocks of
\napartments in three locations: Karet Tengsin, Bulak Wadon and
\nTambora,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Surjadi said the budget will also be used to acquire land for
\nlow cost apartments in Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Tinggi, Tambora,
\nTebet Barat and Karet Tengsin.(yns)<\/p>",
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