The Redeployment of the Capital City: Draining State Budget?

A recent tweet made by Indonesia's President, Joko Widodo, startled the entire nation as he was asking his citizen to have a say in picking the new location to replace Jakarta as a capital city. Many scratched their heads and wondered if he had got his priorities right. Political junkies started playing their guessing game on either this decision is made under a political prominence. Otherwise, economists also began questioning where the cash come from for this tremendous project.