Wawalkot South Tangerang answers Leony criticism about the budget and the drinking budget of RP. 66 billion

Jakarta – Deputy Mayor of South Tangerang (Tangel), Pillar or Saga Ichsan, answered criticism from the artist Leony Vitria Hartanti regarding the eating and drinking budget of the Tangel City Government in 2024 reached RP 66 billion. Pillars cite the coverage of food and beverages, including regional apparatus, Kelurahan to the municipal government. “For example, eating and drinking. It now refers to all activities that exist throughout the city of South Tangerang; 54 Kelurahan, 7 districts to all activities in schools and so on,” Saga Pillar said in the parliamentary complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (9/24/2025). Browse to continue with the pillar content, said that the budget was also recorded at the handling of BPBD on firefighters (damkar) during the operation. He also mentioned that the ‘food and drink’ budget is an account code standard of the Ministry of Home Affairs. “Then, for example, the handling of BPBD, then Damkar, if this includes its management, includes there. The RT/RW forum, if your socialization, keeps, youth activities, training and so on,” says Pillar. He also explained that the budget for guest banquet increased from 6.75 billion RP to 7.22 billion RP. According to him, the guest banquet was distributed across the regional work unit (SKPD). “The guest banquet is also distributed in all SKPDs in all regions of South Tangerang,” Pillar said. He said the guest banquet in 2024 was quite large because there was a presidential election for the election. Pilars said safety activities were also included in the budget. “If there is a visit yesterday, it happened that in 2024 there was presidential elections, legislative elections, elections. Now that we also accommodate activities to help the KPU, help Bawaslu, and so on. There is a banquet,” Pillar said. “For example, for safety activities, and so on, close or from the central government, from the provincial government to us, yes, we use it,” he continued. In the end, the pillar expressed his gratitude for the input that the community provided to the South Tangerang City government. He said he would evaluate it for future improvement. “The mayor, he appreciates all the people, whoever wants to evaluate and criticize local financial statements. That means the more active the community is in criticism as it is better to evaluate that we are performing in the future,” Pillar said. “So that the South Tangerang city government is also more aware, the more it can show the better performance, and the program is hopefully the more targeted,” he added. (DWR/MAA)