Disunity in the United Cabinet

The oil price assumption in the Draft State Budget is far too low. Not all ministers reportedly were involved in the discussions.

August 23, 2005

A DAY before President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivered his state address on August 16, the leaked information on next years State Budget heated one corner in Nikko Hotel, Central Jakarta, Monday evening of last week.

The heat was about the oil price assumption in the Draft State Budget (RAPBN) for 2006, which was set at US$40 per barrel only. This must be the most unrealistic budget in the entire world, said someone close to the Coordinating Mi

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