Menpora Dito Ariotedjo Explains the Core Problems That Caused the Cancellation of the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games

Regarding the budget mechanism which is said to be the main problem, Menpora Dito Ariotedjo explained that the government has actually prepared a budget for organizing the event.

He did reviews between Kemenpora and NOC, together with BPKP and DJA. As a result, the proposed budget amounted to IDR 446 billion. However, it seems that this is still considered lacking by the organizers.

“Actually, if the budget mechanism is as stated by the Ministry of Finance, there is a range of differences between expectations and calculations of what will be assisted by the government and sponsor income. So there are indeed differences there which caused a long discussion yesterday,” said Dito.

“But since I served as Minister of Youth and Sports, we have done it reviews between the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the organizers of the NOC, and also DJA and BPKP, while yesterday it was submitted for 446 billion.”

“However, after various considerations, the organizers seemed to see that it was deemed insufficient, fearing that it would later impact Indonesia’s image, and chose not to continue,” added the 32-year-old minister.