Jakarta Vice Governor, Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama predicts the ratification of 2015 City Budget (APBD) will be delayed again. This is because, members of Legislative Council (DPRD) period 2014-2019 were recently inducted on August 25, 2014 thus council completeness should be met first.

Council completeness is not ready yet. That's why I predict the APDB ratification will delay one month

Former regent of East Belitung disclosed Jakarta Provincial Government has submitted the Budget General Policy (KUA) and the 2015 Preliminary Budget Ceiling (PPAS) to DPRD. To discuss it, there must wait council completeness first. Thus APBD ratification is predictably can delay up to one month.

"Council completeness is not ready yet. That's why I predict the APDB ratification will delay one month," he explained, at City Hall, Monday (10/13).

According to him, if council completeness is ready, the KUA and PPAS will be discussed. Hopefully, its discussion does not take a long time. "If council completeness is ready, we will discuss the KUA and PPAS soon," he asserted.

In the proposed KUA and PPAS, total amount of 2015 APBD is reaching Rp 76.98 trillion. Its amount increased to Rp 4 trillion than last year, which was Rp 72 trillion. Budget items included in the 2015 APBD draft, one of them is the purchase of Transjakarta bus worth Rp 2 trillion. Yet it would be managed by PT Transjakarta, through government investment participation (PMP).

Other programs that will be run in the 2015 APBD is to continue the top program and Jakarta priority this year. They are constructing of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), revitalizing reservoirs and absorption wells, normalizing rivers, building flats, cleaning trashes in the rivers, adding green open space (RTH), procuring information economic space, building traditional market, developing Betawian culture, building community health centers with inpatient, as well as for Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) and Jakarta Health Card (KJS).

Meanwhile, Chairman of Jakarta Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP). Jhonny Simanjuntak ensured council completeness will be done in mid-October. Afterwards, it would be continued with discussion of budget draft.

"Such discussion will be done in mid of this month," he stated. Jakarta DPRD's rule was ratified on Friday (10/10) ago. In addition, council must still appoint the commission chairman for other completeness. Its candidate name is still re-discussed by council leaders.