A suggestion that Bank Indonesia (BI) acquire stateowned securities paper and banknote company (Peruri) cropped up in a hearing between Commis- sion IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) and top BI officers three weeks ago. Didik Supriyanto, a Commission IX member, said the acquisition would facilitate control oversupplies of the state's money, and prevent money counterfeiting.

Not everybody agreed with this suggestion. Some