The Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD)'s Budget Agency (Banggar) together with the Jakarta Regional Government Budget Team (TAPD) held a meeting to discuss the draft amendment to Budget Priorities and Ceiling (KUA PPAS) for 2023 APBD.

We're making efficiency in a number of expenditure budget items

Jakarta TAPD filed a draft amendment to 2023 APBD to Rp 78.72 trillion from the initial determination by Rp 83.78 trillion or decreased by around Rp 5.05 trillion.

City Secretary, Joko Agus Setiyono underlined several factors underlying the Revised APBD for the 2023 fiscal year to Rp 78.7 trillion from the initial determination by Rp 83.7 trillion, among them, due to the condition of the Indonesian economy which has not yet recovered after the Cocid-19 pandemic.

"We're making efficiency in a number of expenditure budget items, which at the beginning of the 2023 APBD are quite large according to the regional revenue target which will be achieved by the end of 2023," he expressed, at City Council building, Thursday (8/24).

Jakarta Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD) Head, Michael Rolandi explained the regional revenue plan includes regional original income, transfers, and other legal income proposed in the 2023 APBD amendment by Rp 69.82 trillion or decreased by Rp 4.55 trillion from the initial determination by Rp 74.38 trillion.

"Meanwhile, regional spending which includes operations, capital expenditures, unforeseen, and transfers proposed in the 2023 APBD amendment is Rp 71.3 trillion or decreased by Rp 3.3 trillion from the initial determination by Rp 74.61 trillion," he added.

Jakarta DPRD Commission B Chairman, Ismail uttered his party proposed budget efficiency in changing the APBD not to a number of things that are basic needs of the community including food, health, education, and transportation.

"Budget efficiency may be carried out for things outside the basic needs of the community," he stated.