JAYAPURA – Acting Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Papua, Alex Kapisa, emphasized that the funding for the Re-vote (PSU) will come from the 2025 Regional Budget.

“The re-vote funding support will be sourced from Regional Original Revenue, and it will not interfere at all with routine spending or the operational budgets of any regional apparatus organizations,” said Kapisa.

He explained that Regional Original Revenue consists of four categories: taxes, levies, separated regional assets, and other revenues. In addition, budget efficiency measures will be taken from regional apparatus organizations' expenditures or from already-obtained revenue sources that have yet to be spent.

“We are mapping and mitigating the sources of funding, in this case, Regional Original Revenue. This means when we use those funds, it does not impact routine expenditures or regional apparatus organizations' operational budgets, nor will it cause future financial burdens or debt,” he clarified.

Kapisa stated that the Regional Original Revenue used for re-vote will not affect or reduce the rights and entitlements of employees within the Papua Provincial Government.

He stressed that, based on the governor’s directive, any support for re-voting—especially in terms of financing—must not interfere with employee rights.

He also reiterated that the allocated funds will not disrupt the regional apparatus organizations' budgets or public service expenditures, including employee benefits.

“There is no impact on public service sectors. We are not using General Allocation Funds or Special Autonomy Funds, but rather optimizing Regional Original Revenue,” he concluded. ***