Without any fuss, the government gave the green light for the budget to build a new House of Representatives (DPR) building. The significant sumalmost Rp1 trillionhas been included in the 2018 state budget. A storm of criticismquestioning the urgency of a new office for the DPR at a time of declining state revenueshas not pricked the conscience of the government to oppose the DPR¡¯s wishes.

The government's approval came at the same time as the