TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto has admitted that there were discussions on adding more facilities in the House of Representatives (DPR) building. However, the discussions only approve to add a museum and a laboratory in the DPR building.
"It has been approved, the details will be further discussed in the ministerial level," said Andi on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
According to Andi, the 2015 Revised State Budget only allocated funds for DPR planning stage, not construction. "As far as I know, whether the new facilities will become a new building or not has not been decided yet," said Andi.
Presidential Decree No. 36/2015 on The 2015 Revised State Budget does not mention in detail about constructing new facilities in the DPR building. In the third appendix of the Decree, it is stated that the government allocated Rp 747,102,214,000 for programs to improve facilities and infrastructure of the DPR building.
TIKA PRIMANDARI
