Sticker sales for SEA Games far below target<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The amount of money raised so far from SEA Games
\nsticker sales is far short of the Rp 10 billion (US$4.2 million)
\ntargeted by the city, an official said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The city official in charge of monitoring sticker sales,
\nBambang Subekti, said that up until May 5 the consortium had
\nraised Rp 1.36 billion from sticker sales.<\/p>\n
\"The consortium appointed to raise SEA Games funds is having
\ndifficulty distributing the stickers,\" Subekti said.<\/p>\n
He said the consortium started raising the funds to finance
\nthe Rp 110 billion sports event from April.<\/p>\n
Subekti said the consortium has distributed 1.5 million
\nstickers, but so far, only 1.2 million stickers have been sold.<\/p>\n
The government issued presidential decree No.5\/1996 which
\nappointed the consortium, chaired by President Soeharto's son
\nBambang Trihatmodjo, to raise funds to help finance the biennial
\nregional event, scheduled for Oct. 11 to Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
Minister of Social Services Endang Kusuma Inten Suweno issued
\nanother decree on March 11, 1997, which allowed the consortium to
\nraise funds from the public by selling 17,750,000 stickers.<\/p>\n
According to the decree, the funds should be raised from March
\n26 until May 26.<\/p>\n
Subekti said the consortium was expecting an extension of the
\ndecree, which will expire on May 26.<\/p>\n
\"By the extension, the consortium is expected to be able to
\nraise the targeted funds,\" Subekti said, adding the donation was
\nvoluntary.<\/p>\n
\"The donation was based on the regulations, and there's no
\nviolation whatsoever,\" Subekti said.<\/p>\n
Sixteen million of the stickers are sold for Rp 1,000 each,
\n300,000 stickers are sold for Rp 2,500 each, 700,000 stickers are
\nsold for Rp 5,000 each, 400,000 stickers are sold for Rp 10,000
\neach, 50,000 stickers are sold for Rp 25,000 each and 300,000
\nstickers are sold for Rp 50,000 each.<\/p>\n
The consortium hopes to raise Rp 40 billion from the sticker
\nsales throughout the country. Operational costs, including
\nsecurity ribbons on the stickers, will amount to Rp 5 billion.<\/p>\n
The ministerial decree stipulates sticker sales target
\ncustomers of state-owned electricity company PLN who use more
\nthan 900 watts, state-owned water company PAM customers, state-
\nowned Telkom customers, drivers or car owners who want to renew
\nor ask for drivers' licenses, and vehicle registration documents.<\/p>\n
Hotels, restaurants, recreational parks and airports have also
\ncharged their customers for the stickers.<\/p>\n
But many customers have complained to the Indonesian Consumers
\nFoundation about SEA Games donations being added to mobile phone,
\ntelephone, water and electricity bills.<\/p>\n
The foundation's recent poll to mobile phone owners showed
\nthat 98 percent of those questioned objected to paying the
\ndonation.<\/p>\n
The fund-raising program has caused problems in cases when the
\n\"donation\" was included on monthly bills, making it difficult for
\ncustomers to refuse payment. (ste)<\/p>",
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