Papua agree to share fund

Papua agree to share fund

JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papuan provincial government hammered out an
agreement with local administrations late on Tuesday on the
sharing of Rp 1.7 trillion ($US188.8 million) in autonomy funds.

According to the agreement, 40 percent of the Rp 1.7 trillion
will be managed by the provincial government, while the remaining
amount will be managed by the 29 regency and municipal
administrations in the country's easternmost province.

The signing of the agreement was attended by Papua Governor JP
Salossa and the heads of regency and municipal administrations
from across the province. -- JP