TEMPO.CO, Bogor - President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is yet approve the Rp. 1 trillion additional budget for provincial government, as proposed by governors across Indonesia. Jokowi claimed that not all provinces deserve to receive Rp 1 trillion additional budget from the central government.
"We have to calculate; on the number of population, the number of underprivileged people. It is all up to the Finance Minister," said Jokowi.
Jokowi, however, explained that the additional budget will be originated from the ministerial trip and meeting budget, which has been reduced.
Previously, Chairman of the Indonesian Provincial Government Association, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, said that governors have proposed an additional Rp. 1 trillion budget for each province in Indonesia.
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