AFTER intense lobbying, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government agreed last week on an additional 2 percent share of the General Allocation Fund (DAU) for Aceh for a period of 15 years.

Thats the most that we can achieve in our lobbying, Ferry Mursyidan Baldan, head of the DPR special committee on the Aceh Administration Bill, told reporters on Tuesday. During the negotiation the government reminded the committee of its limited finan