No govt aid for would be presidents

No govt aid for would be presidents

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has turned down the House
of Representatives demand for campaign funds for presidential and
vice presidential candidates.

The failure to provide the campaign funds has been made
certain as the issue is not included in the budgetary entries now
being discussed by officials of the National Development Planning
Board (Bappenas) and the finance ministry.

"The campaign funds are not included in any of the budgetary
entries now being debated by the Bappenas and the Ministry of
Finance," home minister Hari Sabarno said here after Friday
prayers.

Hari said it would be unfair for presidential and vice
presidential candidates from political parties to ask for
financial aid from the government.

Speaking about security facility for every presidential and
vice presidential candidates, the minister said the matter was
still under review. -- Antara