TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Agus Asmarudin, Initiator and of the Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village project, denied Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's allegation that the development of project is incompetent. Agus claimed that the project was proceeding slowly because the Jakarta administration was slow on disbursing the budget.
"The budget was disbursed partly, we require Rp 100 billion but only [receive] Rp 15 billion," Agus said on Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
Agus explained that the project cannot be completed in 2015 because the project's auction process has not been started.
Previously, Ahok said that the project may be scrapped because the developer was claimed to have violated the contract.
LINDA HAIRANI