Govt to build 600,000 houses

Govt to build 600,000 houses

BOYOLALI, Central Java: State Minister for Public Housing
Akbar Tanjung announced the government's plan to build 600,000
houses for people in the lower income brackets during the current
sixth Five-Year Development Plan period.

"The government wishes to give low-income Indonesians the
opportunity to have houses of their own," Akbar was quoted by
Antara on Saturday.

He told participants of the Jamboree on Family and
Cooperatives Movement in Boyolali that half of the houses to be
built would be allocated to civil servants.

He said that the low income employees could buy on credits.
Payments will be deducted from their salaries, at rates between
Rp 3,000 (US$1.3) to Rp 10,000 per month.

He said that 90,000 houses have already been completed.(imn)