The Mysterious “Calamitous” Bill
The government is completing the final draft of its job creation bill, as part of the omnibus bill package. Amid criticism of the government’s non-transparent drafting process, several concepts still in the preliminary stages may experience overhauls, with the inclusion of business people in the deliberations.
Retno Sulistyowati
January 28, 2020
FOR four full days, Susiwijono took refuge at the JS Luwansa Hotel in Kuningan, South Jakarta. From Thursday to Sunday, January 16-19, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs secretary held a series of meetings with the team in charge of formulating the job creation bill, as the deadline to finish the omnibus bill covering tens of bills approached. “The President wanted it to be finished that week,” said Susiwijono on T
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