Fuel cash aid

Fuel cash aid

From Gatra

It has been days since the government started distributing
cash to the poor to help offset the effects of higher fuel
prices. As expected, there have been some problems. A number
officials from the Central Statistics Agency were reported to
have abused their positions by siphoning off the aid meant for
the poor. In addition, it turns out many of the recipients were
not really poor.

In my opinion the government's policy of giving money to the
poor is not effective. There must be a better way to help the
poor deal with the fuel price hike. Cash aid should not go to
those poor people who are actually lazy or who are not serious
about managing their lives, or do not have any plans for their
future.

Instead, the aid must be given to those who cannot afford to
send their children to school. Untold numbers of children fail to
get a proper education simply because they come from poor
families. Needless to say, the state needs competent human
resources to help in the nation's development. Consequently,
sufficient funds must be allocated for education, which in turn
would ease the burden on the poor.

As we all know, our country is listed as one of the most
corrupt in the world. Therefore extra supervision is necessary to
guarantee the proper distribution of the aid and to eliminate
leakage in the process of channeling this aid.

ELIS KOMARYANAH
Subang, West Java