Seminar on people's wealth

Seminar on people's wealth

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Society of Appraisers is to hold
a seminar on Aug. 12 on the use of the state's wealth for the
benefit of the people.

The society's chairman, Karsono Suryowibowo, said yesterday
that several ministers, including Minister of Finance Bambang
Subianto, State Minister of Investment Hamzah Haz and State
Minister for the Empowerment of State Enterprises Tanri Abeng
would speak about the government's policies on state wealth
utilization.

He said the country's vast natural resources and marine
resources have not been fully exploited by the government for the
benefit of the people

"Though we do not know the amount of our country's wealth, we
know that much of it has been exploited for the benefit of only
certain people," he said. (aly)