A failing plan

A failing plan

A few days ago, the director of the International Monetary
Fund for Asia Pacific, Hubert Neiss, proposed the Indonesian
government eliminate school fees for children in Indonesia.

Actually, this plan would not run smoothly and would not give
much help to parents. The government, in fact, launched the same
program a few years ago, particularly targeting elementary and
secondary schools. But we all know that after the government
eliminated school fees, other levies were imposed on the students
every month. Most schools still make it compulsory for students
to buy their school textbooks, which is an extra burden for the
parents.

GUNAWAN AHMAD

Tangerang, West Java