Mayor in hot water over illegal fees

Mayor in hot water over illegal fees

JAKARTA: The City Council's Commission B for economic affairs
has found that there a huge number of illegal fees collected from
street vendors in the Senen commercial district in Central
Jakarta municipality.

Commission member Selamat Nurdin said after visiting Senen on
Monday that he had received complaints from vendors operating in
a number of locations, including along the pavement near the bus
terminal and Atrium mall.

According to Nurdin, the amount of illegal fees reaches Rp
20,000 (US$2.22) per month for security and Rp 2,000 for
sanitation.

He said the commission would summon Central Jakarta Mayor
Muhayat and Senen district head Rahmad Siddik to get an
explanation.

"We want to know where the money goes because so far we have
no clear explanation," he was quoted by Beritajakarta.com, a
website operated by the city administration.

There are around 2,500 street vendors in the Senen area. --JP