Parliament and Government Agree to Redirect Disaster Emergency Funds from Other Budget Lines
The government has agreed that disaster emergency response funds for Sumatra's recovery will be temporarily redirected from other budget lines, as approval from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has yet to be issued, it was announced on Wednesday (18 February).
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco highlighted the need to accelerate bureaucratic procedures for the disbursement of emergency response funds so that the Ministry of Public Works can operate more efficiently in the post-disaster reconstruction process.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco highlighted the need to accelerate bureaucratic procedures for the disbursement of emergency response funds so that the Ministry of Public Works can operate more efficiently in the post-disaster reconstruction process.