SEAG consortium expects to raise Rp 35b from fees<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games consortium hopes to raise Rp
\n35 billion (US$14.6 million) by making the public pay fees on top
\nof their electricity, water, telephone and other bills.<\/p>\n
\"We'll take Rp 35 billion from a Rp 40 billion income. Rp 5
\nbillion will be used for operational costs,\" Bambang Yoga Sugama,
\nthe consortium's vice chairman, said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The consortium will distribute 17,750,000 stickers to record
\nthat Games fees have been paid. These include 16,000,000 stickers
\nat Rp 1,000 each, and 1,750,000 stickers costing between Rp 2,500
\nand Rp 50,000.<\/p>\n
Bambang said the consortium was raising the funds in
\ncooperation with the state electricity company PLN, state water
\ncompany PAM, state telecommunications company Telkom, airports
\nand hotels in 27 provinces.<\/p>\n
\"The distribution of stickers will not burden society. We'll
\nonly sell stickers to those with money,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Bambang said that many would be exempt from the fees. For
\nexample, families in houses with electricity capacities below 900
\nwatts would not have to pay the fees on their monthly electricity
\nbills.<\/p>\n
\"The selling of the stickers is controlled by Minister of
\nSocial Services regulations,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The stickers have not been distributed in all provinces, but
\nJakarta, Medan and Semarang have started collecting the fees.<\/p>\n
Major sponsor<\/p>\n
Bambang said the consortium expects to make another Rp 20
\nbillion from five sponsors: National Panasonic, Tiger Beer,
\nKonica, Aqua and Nikon. These sponsors were announced at the SEA
\nGames launch on March 14.<\/p>\n
He said the consortium was committed to paying for all the
\ncosts of staging the Games here in October.<\/p>\n
\"No matter how much the organizing committee needs, either to
\nstage the event or to train athletes, the consortium will try to
\nmeet it,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Last week, the consortium's chairman Bambang Trihatmodjo said
\nhe did not want the committee to increase its budget.<\/p>\n
The budget for the biennial event is Rp 101 billion. It was
\ninitially Rp 35 billion. The budget excludes the Rp 35 billion
\nneeded to train the Indonesian team.<\/p>\n
Bambang Yoga Sugama said the consortium had provided the team
\nRp 11 billion, including Rp 1.5 billion for last year's Olympic
\nteam.<\/p>\n
The National Sports Council's chairman, Wismoyo Arismunandar,
\nsaid the budget was effective and efficient.<\/p>\n
\"Everything has been planned effectively and efficiently.
\nThere's no money wasted, no-one is taking advantage of it,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Shooting<\/p>\n
On the consortium's plan to build an underground parking lot
\nbelow the Senayan shooting range, Wismoyo said the Indonesian
\nShooting and Hunting Association would discuss it further with
\nthe company developing the athletes village.<\/p>\n
\"I am yet to receive reports on the development. But I have
\nasked journalists not to write about this problem. We'll try to
\novercome it. We should trust our leader,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Last week, the association's executive director, Sutiyoso,
\nobjected to the plan, saying the three-month construction of the
\nparking lot at the range would disturb the team's training.<\/p>\n
The range is only 50 meters from the village. The parking lot
\nis expected to be built in time for the Games.<\/p>\n
President Soeharto is scheduled to open the Games on Oct. 11.
\nThey will end on Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said the range had been audited by the International
\nShooting Union last year. The car park could mean that a new
\naudit was required.<\/p>\n
\"The developer has guaranteed that the underground
\nconstruction will not disturb training. It will not make noise
\nlike an earthquake,\" Wismoyo said. (yan)<\/p>",
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