Gifts for Foreign Investors
Despite the rejection of two factions, the DPR ratifies the Investment Bill. A number of incentives are awarded to lure foreign investors.
April 3, 2007
HUNDREDS of leaflets sneaked into the House of Representatives’ (DPR) conference room. Sent by the Civil Society Coalition, these leaflets contain a rejection of the ratification of the Investment Bill. “The Investment Bill is in conflict with the message of the Constitution (UUD) and is too liberal in nature,” says the leaflet. A number of leading figures from the coalition, such as Kusnanto Anggoro and economist Revrisond Baswir, threaten
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