99,000 schools to get fuel funds

99,000 schools to get fuel funds

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Some 99,000 schools in West and South
Sulawesi provinces will soon receive operational funds amounting
to Rp 184 billion (US$18.4 million), a senior official said on
Friday.

The relatively large amount will be freed up as a result of
the government cutting back on the fuel subsidy, said Hanafi, the
chief of South Sulawesi Education Office. The extra money has
been earmarked to fund elementary, junior and senior high schools
in the two provinces, said Hanafi.

On top of the Rp 184 billion, the central government also
plans to disburse an additional Rp 6 billion to help poor
students continue their education, said Hanafi. -- Antara