Rp 6.4b set aside for VIP guests
Rp 6.4b set aside for VIP guests
SURABAYA: The East Java provincial administration has proposed
an allocation of Rp 6.4 billion in the 2003 provincial budget to
entertain the governor's guests, a 40 percent increase from the
current fiscal year.
Local councillor Wahyuddin Husain of the National Awakening
Party questioned the use of the fund, saying it was a waste of
taxpayers money.
Wahyuddin said he was surprised by the hike and was
disappointed with the fact that the governor failed to provide a
breakdown of the expenditure.
He added the way the governor had proposed the spending was
prone to manipulation.
Fellow councillor Supomo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle shared Wahyuddin's view, saying the proposal was
unrealistic and was not in keeping with the current crisis.
Governor Imam Utomo refused to comment on the councillors'
resistance, saying he had assigned the head of the general
affairs bureau at the provincial administration to explain the
reasons behind the increase.
The administration has proposed a Rp 2.7 trillion budget for
next year. The provincial legislature will have a month to
deliberate the draft. -- JP
SURABAYA: The East Java provincial administration has proposed
an allocation of Rp 6.4 billion in the 2003 provincial budget to
entertain the governor's guests, a 40 percent increase from the
current fiscal year.
Local councillor Wahyuddin Husain of the National Awakening
Party questioned the use of the fund, saying it was a waste of
taxpayers money.
Wahyuddin said he was surprised by the hike and was
disappointed with the fact that the governor failed to provide a
breakdown of the expenditure.
He added the way the governor had proposed the spending was
prone to manipulation.
Fellow councillor Supomo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle shared Wahyuddin's view, saying the proposal was
unrealistic and was not in keeping with the current crisis.
Governor Imam Utomo refused to comment on the councillors'
resistance, saying he had assigned the head of the general
affairs bureau at the provincial administration to explain the
reasons behind the increase.
The administration has proposed a Rp 2.7 trillion budget for
next year. The provincial legislature will have a month to
deliberate the draft. -- JP