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City proposes limit on outdoor cigarette ads
Governor Joko âJokowiâ Widodo submitted five draft bylaws on Monday, including on the cityâs apparatus and billboards, to the City Council
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overnor Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo submitted five draft bylaws on Monday, including on the city's apparatus and billboards, to the City Council.
The remaining draft bylaws submitted were revised bylaws on levies, city-owned development company PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya and on city-owned waste management firm PD PAL Jaya.
Jokowi pointed out that the draft bylaw on billboards would accommodate electronic outdoor advertisements like those using large electronic displays (LEDs).
'We aim to focus on aspects that can bring added value to the city's spatial planning and architecture. In the long run, we also aim to limit the use of big structures for advertisements, including those promoting cigarettes,' he said.
Meanwhile, the draft bylaw on the city's apparatus was proposed as part of the city administration's bureaucratic reform.
Jokowi aims to scrap numerous jobs that are deemed ineffective and then transfer staff to improve the city administration's performance.
Two city-owned firms are expected to receive government participation investment (PMP), with PD Pembangunan Sarana Jaya expected to receive a total of Rp 2 trillion (US$174 million) and PD PAL Jaya Rp 200 billion, according to the proposal.
City Council speaker Ferrial Sofyan said the City Council would address responses to the proposal in a plenary session on Wednesday.
