Government Officials Who Fail Should Resign

DJOKO Sasono chose to resign as director-general for land transportation at the transportation ministry because he had failed to anticipate the traffic jams during Maulid and Christmas holidays, which in conjunction with school holidays started on December 23, 2015. At the time, 2.6 million vehicles were stacked up on all toll roads and alternative routes. This figure is 14 percent higher compared to the Lebaran holidays.

On December 1, 2015, the director-general for tax in the finance ministry, Sigit Priadi Pramudito, also resigned from his position because he had failed to meet the tax target. "This is to show my sense of responsibility," said Sigit when he announced his resignation. The 2015 amended state budget target for taxes was pegged at Rp1.294 quadrillion. However, by the beginning of November, only 59.8 percent of the projected tax collection, or Rp774.48 trillion, had reached the state treasury. This meant a shortage of Rp519.77 trillion.