Editing Jakarta (section)

===Municipal finances===
The Jakarta provincial government relies on transfers from the central government for the bulk of its income. Local (non-central government) sources of revenue are incomes from various taxes such as vehicle ownership and vehicle transfer fees, among others.<ref>'Taxpayer money for the city', ''The Jakarta Post'', 16 July 2011.</ref> The ability of the regional government to respond to Jakarta's many problems is constrained by limited finances.

The provincial government consistently runs a surplus of between 15 and 20% of planned spending, primarily because of delays in procurement and other inefficiencies.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dewi |first=Sita W. |date=9 December 2013 |title=Jokowi spends less, provides more than Foke, say observers |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/12/09/jokowi-spends-less-provides-more-foke-say-observers.html |access-date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028233100/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/12/09/jokowi-spends-less-provides-more-foke-say-observers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Regular under-spending is a matter of public comment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/01/29/editorial-regional-budgets-underspent.html |title=Editorial: Regional budgets underspent |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010174954/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/01/29/editorial-regional-budgets-underspent.html |archive-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the budget was around Rp 50&nbsp;trillion ($US5.2&nbsp;billion), equivalent to around $US380 per citizen. Spending priorities were on education, transport, flood control, environment, and social spending (such as health and housing).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dewi |first=Sita W. |date=29 January 2013 |title=Council approves city budget for 2013, higher than proposed |work=The Jakarta Post |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/29/council-approves-city-budget-2013-higher-proposed.html |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028233059/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/29/council-approves-city-budget-2013-higher-proposed.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jakarta's regional budget (APBD) was Rp 77.1&nbsp;trillion ($US5.92&nbsp;billion), Rp 83.2&nbsp;trillion ($US6.2&nbsp;billion), and Rp 89&nbsp;trillion ($US6.35&nbsp;billion) for the year of 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/11/28/2019-draft-city-budget-to-be-set-at-rp-89-trillion.html |title=2019 draft city budget to be set at Rp 89 trillion |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817150214/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/11/28/2019-draft-city-budget-to-be-set-at-rp-89-trillion.html |archive-date=17 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://en.tempo.co/read/1236195/jakarta-proposes-rp95-trillion-regional-budget-plan-for-2020? |title=Jakarta Proposes Rp95 Trillion Regional Budget Plan for 2020 |newspaper=Tempo |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815081524/https://en.tempo.co/read/1236195/jakarta-proposes-rp95-trillion-regional-budget-plan-for-2020 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/13/jakarta-revised-budget-estimated-at-rp-72-trillion.html |title=Jakarta revised budget estimated at Rp 72 trillion |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817153243/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/13/jakarta-revised-budget-estimated-at-rp-72-trillion.html |archive-date=17 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>