Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T. Purnama continues to guide and review 2016 City Budget (APBD). This time budget composition applied through e-planning keeps guiding and reviewing prior being submitted to Jakarta Legislative Council. Even he has been working overtime to finalize draft budget since last Wednesday (11/18).

It can reveal who is the actor

Ahok ensured, e-planning can detect cheating actor. “It can reveal who is the actor,” he said at City Hall, Monday (11/23).

He does not want repeat any previous mistake where there is a different document between executive and legislative. “I don’t want to repeat any mistake. Where people can claim the right or wrong draft budget version,” he stressed.

However, he began to suspect e-budgeting process which not done properly. That’s why he decided to review budget in each working unit (SKPD) by himself.

“They claim to run e-budgeting. In fact, it is not. That’s why I have to handle by myself,” he expressed.

Ahok asserted document will be submitted to Jakarta DPRD after budget reviewing is done. There are some programs in draft budgets been cut and eliminated. “I won’t to submit if it not review,” he uttered.

He added that he still finds mark up within the draft budget. For instance, office stationery (ATK), Kota Tua festival and contract workers wage. “Those things must be cut off,” he remarked.