Defying Public Interest

Heeding a chorus of public disapproval, the government should reject the DPR’s proposal for a new building.

August 29, 2017

IT appears that the House of Representatives (DPR) has set its mind on pressing ahead with the new building project. The previously shelved project reappeared in the indicative threshold for the draft 2018 state budget. The government has allocated Rp320 billion for the construction of the building and Rp281 billon for Democracy Squarewhich will be constructed in front of the parliament building.

Last May, in a joint circular on the indicative

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