Tens of Billions Rupiah Spent for DPRD Members' Official Cars
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
As much as 106 members of Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) period 2014-2019 who were inaugurated on Monday (8/25), will receive the official car. In details, the head and vice head would get official car type Toyota Camry and other members get Toyota Corolla Altis. All vehicles with price of hundreds of millions were bought using Jakarta City Budget (APBD).
Certainly, the head and vice head will get official car. While for council members, it depends on the executive's decision
Secretary of Jakarta DPRD, Mangara Pardede disclosed such type of official cars is similar with vehicles used by previous council members. "Certainly, the head and vice head will get official car. While for council members, it depends on the executive's decision," he explained, Wednesday (8/27).
DPRD Members' Salary Reaches Rp 30.2 MJakarta DPRD Head and four head vices will get official cars type Toyota Camry. The lowest price is Camry type 2.5 G A/T priced at Rp 511.4 million and highest price is Camry type 2.5 Q A/T priced at Rp 655.8 million. That means, more than Rp 3 billion is needed to purchase five units of sedan cars for DPRD head and four vice heads.
Meanwhile, 101 other DPRD members will use Toyota Corolla Altis. The car is commonly sold at Rp 356,1 million for type 1.8 E M/T 6-speed with highest price at Rp 407 million for type Altis 2.0 V CVT. Rp 40 billion is spend to purchase the car for DPRD members.
Pardede stated that the previous DPRD members have to return official cars. Of the 94 members, 26 out of them have returned their official cars. "The old cars are returned to the executive," he expressed.
Such official cars should be returned to Jakarta Provincial Government in this case the Financial Management Board (BPKD). All vehicles enter to the Jakarta government's assets.
Although there are only several have returned official cars, he is optimistic all cars will be returned. Moreover, the council members have been using it for five years. "Yes, they (DPRD members) will definitely return their official cars," he revealed.
