State Budget Woes

The Indonesian economy is a mess. That's why the government must be wise by not burdening the people excessively.

September 11, 2001

The 2002 Draft State Budget should be called a debt state budget rather than an equality state budget. In it, the spirit to prioritize creditors is obvious, while the mission to ease the people's burden is only lip service. Compare the Rp68.8 trillion foreign debt repayment expenses plus the Rp59 trillion domestic debt repayment—a total of Rp127.8 trillion—with the development budget, which is only one third, ie Rp41.5 trillion. With a...

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