Alhamdulillah, the RAPBD discussion is finally finished

The draft bylaw (raperda) of 2020 draft city budget (RAPBD), which was approved by the Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD), handed over to the Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, in the plenary meeting, Jakarta Counci l Building, on Wednesday (12/11) afternoon.

"Alhamdulillah, the RAPBD discussion is finally finished. We appreciate all who have worked. All entries and notes are of concern to us. InsyaAllah we will realize them soon. Even some programs can already be accelerated before early 2020," he expressed, as quoted by Jakarta PPID's press release.

The council members decided on the total budget by Rp 87,956,148,476,363. In details, the APBD consists of regional revenues by Rp 82.195 trillion and regional expenditures Rp 79.610 trillion thus it made a surplus of Rp 2.585 trillion and regional funding worth Rp 2.585 trillion.

As for the payment acceptance plan approved at Rp 5.760 trillion, financing expenses by Rp 8.345 trillion and regional lending Rp 500 billion.

In the meeting, he hoped that the council continues to maintain a spirit of partnership, synergy, and collaboration that is increasingly solid and intertwined up to now.

He asserted that the spirit of partnership between the executive and legislative would be the main foundation in running the responsibility for development and the welfare of citizens.

"The executive hopes, administrative order in various fields can be realized, which ultimately provides benefits to the welfare of citizens, including in the use and utilization of the budget to be more efficient, effective and right on target in the future," he exclaimed.