Letter

Clarification from the Village Ministry

WE would like to respond to the Noise-Makers and Underperformers news report published in Tempo's March 14-20, 2016 edition, page 16, about the low realization of 2015's village funds of Rp20 trillion based on the assessment from the Indonesia Forum for Budget Transparency, and the accusation of politicization behind village assistant placements. These two issues could mislead the public because they are not based on facts. Our clarification is as follows:

March 29, 2016