Banks to collect sanitation fees

Banks to collect sanitation fees

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The mayoralty of Makassar is now allowing residents to pay their sanitation fees at local banks, following a deal signed by the mayoralty and 17 banks on Monday.

The head of Makassar City Park Agency, Burhanuddin MS said on Tuesday that since the deal had been signed, residents could simply go to the bank to pay their monthly sanitation fees.

"The money collected by the banks will be directly transferred to the mayoralty. In this way residents are guaranteed that their money will go to the right place," he said.

He said a number of people claiming to be sanitation fee collectors assigned by the mayoralty had been soliciting money from residents.

Such people would not operate in the future, he said.

The 17 banks involved in the deal include BRI Bank, Buana Indonesia Bank and Mandiri Bank. --Antara