Legislators' pay criticized SURABAYA: Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a presidential expert staff member, questioned the planned payment of Rp 77 million each for members of the East Java provincial legislative council, saying it was too much and irrational. "We should bear in mind that many people suffer from malnutrition or have been rendered jobless ...," she was quoted by Antara as saying here on Tuesday.

Taxation needs great attention From Bisnis Indonesia Taxation is very important to a state because 70 percent of domestic revenues in the state's budget come from tax proceeds. Unfortunately, in Indonesia, the government, the people and also the House of Representatives do not pay proper attention to taxation.