Indonesia remains poor<\/p>\n
There is good and bad news in the latest Human Development
\nReport. It stated that Indonesia's human development index rose
\none level to 111th place out of 177 countries, but the country
\nremains poor despite its abundant natural resources.<\/p>\n
The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) has thus
\nproposed the establishment of a social development fund to speed
\nup human development.<\/p>\n
We should support the idea, even though some people consider
\nit a government ploy to improve its image.<\/p>\n
Bappenas said the fund would come from profits from the
\nexploration of natural resources, the privatization of state
\nenterprises, money left over from the restructuring fund and from
\ntaxes paid by wealthy people and companies.<\/p>\n
We, however, doubt that the fund would be used properly as
\nIndonesia's foreign debt is so huge, with much of it evaporating
\ndue to rampant corruption, which no government official dares to
\nstop.<\/p>\n
Thus, instead of focusing on collecting funds, the government
\nshould prioritize the eradication of corruption, collusion and
\nnepotism and the creation of a conducive investment climate.<\/p>\n
This daily suggests that the idea of collecting a social
\ndevelopment fund be discussed transparently to find the best
\nformula to improve the quality of our people.
\n-- Bisnis Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>",
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