PKB to draft state assets bill

PKB to draft state assets bill

JAKARTA: The National Awakening Party (PKB) faction at the
House of Representatives plans to draft a bill on the management
of state assets in an attempt to protect assets scattered in
numerous accounts or places.

PKB legislators Taufiqurrahman Saleh and Rodjil Ghufron said
on Monday that the move was in response to demands by people in
East Java recently.

"We need a law to regulate state assets, for example, the
banpres (presidential aid funds) lent to some businesspeople that
reach trillions of rupiah," Ghufron said here on Monday.

According to Ghufron, grassroots people had questioned whether
state assets lent to businesspeople would be returned to the
state.

Ghufron added that members of his faction would submit the
proposal at the next House session due to start on May 13. - JP