TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Rumors of the budget for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project being blocked have been widely discussed these days. The issue emerged after the Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo said that no budget had been realized for the new capital city project in 2025.
“The budget (infrastructure budget) has all been blocked,” said Dody when met after a meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Thursday, February 6, 2024.
Several parties considered the blocking of the budget for IKN reasonable because it was still early in the year. However, in fact, news of the blocking of the PU Ministry’s…