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PKS: Improve Public Services and Ensure Every Rupiah Returns to the People

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Prosperous Justice Party faction in Jakarta’s provincial council urged the government to base changes to the 2026 budget on spending evaluations and actual needs.
  • Its recommendations cover transport, health, education, social assistance, waste-related grants, tax collection and oversight of regional enterprises.
  • PKS spokesman Achmad Yani said public funds should return to residents through better services, targeted assistance, more effective transport and support for the economy and small businesses.

Jakarta’s Prosperous Justice Party faction has delivered a straightforward message to the provincial government: do not waste the revised 2026 budget, and ensure every rupiah returns to the public.

Achmad Yani, the faction’s spokesman, presented 10 recommendations during a Jakarta Regional House of Representatives plenary meeting on the proposed changes to the provincial budget and a proposed regulation on child-friendly cities. He called for budget revisions based on evaluations of actual spending, fuel allocations tied to real operations and Bantargebang grants adjusted to the volume of waste.

The faction also urged the government to develop Setu Babakan as an integrated tourism destination, make transport subsidies more efficient, expand Bus On Top as a modern tourism service and strengthen studies on transport management in the Thousand Islands. It called for faster implementation of E-TRAPT to prevent tax leakage and for clearer reporting of operational expenditure by regional-owned enterprises.

Ensure that APBD money is not wasted, because every additional budget allocation must be based on a clear need and evaluation of results.

· Achmad YaniYani summarised PKS’s demand for disciplined spending in Jakarta’s revised 2026 budget.

Yani said public services needed particular attention in transport, health, education and services for residents of the Thousand Islands. He also warned that eligible residents should not lose social assistance because of inaccurate data. KJMU and PBI BPJS programmes, he said, should use accurate records and allow beneficiaries who still qualify to recover their support.

The faction’s broader demand is for tighter spending and greater transparency. Yani said every additional allocation should reflect a clear need and evaluation, while improved revenue collection should prevent potential local income from being lost. PKS said the budget should be felt by residents through better services, targeted social assistance, more effective transport, and economic and small-business development.

For PKS, the most important thing is that every rupiah of APBD is felt by the public.

· Achmad YaniYani described the faction’s central expectation for the provincial budget.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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