The start of the Jakarta Bansos controversy between Anies and Sri Mulyani



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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani have controversy over the disbursement of Revenue Sharing Funds (DBH). In addition to DBH’s disbursement, a controversy has now arisen over social assistance for residents affected by Covid-19 in DKI Jakarta.


Tempo summarizes the traces of the debate between the two state officials. Following the controversial chronology:


April 2, 2020

In an online meeting with Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, Anies gather certainty of DBH disbursement from the Ministry of Finance to the DKI Provincial Government of Jakarta. The fund is planned to be used to overcome Covid-19.

“We need certainty about profit-sharing funds, when we say there is a profit-sharing fund that really needs to be run,” Anies said Thursday, April 2, 2020. Anies requested that the central government immediately disburse the funds to maintain the cash flow of the Jakarta Provincial Government DKI.

Anies said the Ministry of Finance has a debt to the DKI Provincial Government of Rp 6.4 trillion in the 2019 bill. After some adjustments, the amount changed to Rp 5.1 trillion. Then for the profit sharing funds of 2020 in the second quarter of Rp 2.4 trillion.

April 17, 2020

Sri Mulyani said that DBH could not yet be disbursed because government financial reports were still being audited by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). “This DBH 2019 is generally audited first by the BPK, then paid, usually in April, submitted to the DPR in July. Therefore, it is paid in August or September,” said Sri Mulyani at the APBN Kita press conference virtually , Friday, April 17, 2020.

“Mr. Anies asked to be paid first. Generally waiting for an audit CPCthen it’s due now urgent paid first, “said Sri Mulyani.



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