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JAKARTA, KOMPAS-Do not rely on the budget allocated to the government in the state budget. Budget funds will not be able to meet all the needs of society, particularly those relating to infrastructure. Require private sector intervention.

Limitations of the government’s ability to meet the needs of the community is recognized by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in Jakarta Hatta Rajasa, last weekend. According to Hatta, the total budget in the government administered through the national budget at just 17 percent of Gross Domestic Population (GDP) so that most economic activities in Indonesia in the move by the factors of non-governmental economic push in this country domestic consumption, international trade and infestations ie exports and imports, “the cost of development not only depends on the state budget. For that, the government is expected to set all the policies that can suck infestations, particularly in infrastructure.” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs said. The statement was in response to the view presented Hatta some people who question the government’s target rate high on the general tax revenue, tax revenue target of a higher tax burden more and more public responsibility when, in here the other, service to the community is still disappointing green infrastructure still inadequate. “Do not stare at the Budget and financing of infrastructure,” said Hatta. Read the rest of this entry »