Pre-Elections Stimulus
The government is to pay out stimulus funds from April to December. Could there be a political motivation in this?
March 17, 2009
NO one doubts the importance of providing an economic stimulus to reduce the impact of the financial crisis. The program the government plans to implement in April deserves full support. But apart from meeting the deadline and reaching the right targets, the Rp73 trillion fiscal stimulus package must achieve its aim, that is to revitalize our economy.
The heaviest challenge is the time frame. There are doubts the stimulus program will be impleme
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