City clarifies unclear Rp 3b fund

City clarifies unclear Rp 3b fund

JAKARTA: City spokesman Muhayat on Friday denied
irregularities in a Rp 3 billion (US$352,941) fund allocated for
the Jakarta Parking Management Agency which had not been approved
by the City Council.

"The protest made by City Council Commission B about the Rp 3
billion fund is baseless," Yani Mulyadi said in a statement
received by The Jakarta Post.

The controversy came during a hearing between Commission B for
economic affairs and the parking agency on Tuesday. A number of
councillors in the commission questioned why the agency received
Rp 20 billion from the budget this year while the budget agreed
to by the commission last year was only Rp 17 billion.

Agency head Yani Mulyadi told the hearing that the additional
Rp 3 billion was agreed to by city secretary Ritola Tasmaya.

Muhayat also corrected another controversy about Rp 230
million in additional funds given to the agency which Yani said
he had not proposed.

He said the Rp 230 was provided by the Jakarta Finance Bureau
to be used for salaries and allowances.-JP