Jakarta, NU Online
Chairman of the House (DPR) Commission VIII Saleh Partaonan Daulay said the cost of organizing the Hajj (BPIH) in 2015 was the lowest in Southeast Asia, after DPR and the government efficiency and rationalization of all components.<>

"It is not true if someone says that the cost in Indonesia is more expensive than the neighboring countries, "said Saleh Partaonan Daulay through a press release received in Jakarta, Sunday (3/4).

Saleh said, he was seeking information about hajj cost in some neighboring countries. Previously, a country which was considered with the most inexpensive set of BPIH was Malaysia.

It is different with previous years, this year Indonesia's BPIH is certainly lower than Malaysia. The last two years, BPIH in Malaysia is 9.980 RM or 36.526.800 IDR.

"Meanwhile, 2015 has been set BPIH as 2,717 USD or equivalent to 33,962 million IDR. That is, Indonesia is cheaper 2,5648 million IDR," he said. Meanwhile, when compared with Singapore, last year the most inexpensive hajj cost was Singapore, which was 6,990 SGD, and the highest was 13,650 SGD. That's equivalent to 67 million IDR to 131 million IDR.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Brunei Darussalam recently has set the amount of its hajj cost between 8,000 BND to 15,000 BND. It means that, in 2015, the lowest hajj cost in Brunei is 78,216 million IDR and the most expensive is 146,655 million IDR.

"The determination of hajj in Singapore and Brunei are different with Indonesia. Probably because of their little congregation, organizing Hajj is not as complicated as in Indonesia," he explained.

Organizing Hajj in Singapore is managed by MUIS (Islamic Ulama Council of Singapore), while in Brunei, managed by the Ministry of Religion Affairs. The different, Hajj cost submitted on Hajj travel agencies. The amount of hajj cost should not exceed the limit established by the government.

"Therefore, it is reasonable that Hajj costs were varying. Approximately when compared with Indonesia, there are BPIH Plus and BPIH Regular," he said.

Editing by Sudarto Murtaufiq