Funds for city projects raised by 129 percent<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The central government has allocated Jakarta Rp
\n1.16 trillion (US$479.7 million) for the 1997\/1998 fiscal year,
\nan increase of 129 percent or Rp 654 billion from the previous
\nyear.<\/p>\n
The funds were allocated yesterday for 212 projects, while
\nlast year the city received Rp 506.2 billion for 113 projects.<\/p>\n
The largest amount was allocated to the mines and energy
\nsector, with Rp 564.8 billion, followed by public works (Rp 227.1
\nbillion). Education and culture, with Rp 97.3 billion, was
\nallocated the third largest amount.<\/p>\n
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said yesterday he was grateful for
\nthe increase.<\/p>\n
The city's own budget is Rp 3.2 trillion, while Surjadi said
\nthe ideal figure for Jakarta's needs was Rp 16 trillion.<\/p>\n
"If we say it's less than we hoped for, we would never be
\nsatisfied," he said.<\/p>\n
Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro, who
\nrepresented President Soeharto, symbolically presented the funds
\nto Surjadi yesterday.<\/p>\n
Other ministers presented funds to the country's other 26
\ngovernors on behalf of the President yesterday.<\/p>\n
The head of the city's development planning board, Budihardjo
\nSoekmadi, said the city also received an additional budget of Rp
\n95 billion, an increase of Rp 7 billion or 8 percent from the
\nprevious year.<\/p>\n
The Rp 95 billion was awarded by presidential instruction to
\nsupport 24 programs such as support for backward villages and the
\nupgrading of school buildings.<\/p>\n
President Soeharto said a new component of these funds was
\nadditional food for elementary students, which was part of a
\nprogram for the poor.<\/p>\n
Fifty-four percent of the presidential funds was allocated to
\ndevelopment at mayoralty levels. (anr\/11)<\/p>",
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