The Business of Sharing Public Monies

On the eve of fiscal decentralization, the Ministry of Finance will set up the Directorate General of Regional Finance.

January 8, 2001

The allotment of funds – certainly with the transfer of authority and responsibility – for the sake of regional autonomy in fact is not a simple thing. It’s understandable as a huge sum of money is involved, totaling Rp81.7 trillion. Hardly had it begun when regions protested the allotment of general allocation funds (DAU) worth Rp60.5 trillion. They disagreed with the method of appropriation, which was based on the population

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