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Thu, 08/14/2008 - 16:13
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GOVT IMPLEMENTING MK'S RULING ON BUDGET FOR EDUCATION
Jakarta, Aug 14 (ANTARA) - The government is trying to abide by the Constitutional Court (MK)'s ruling that 20 percent of the 2009 State Budget be appropriated for education, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said.
Speaking to reporters at the State Palace here on Thursday, Mulyani said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had already issued an instruction to comply with the MK's ruling.
"Therefore we are going to calculate the total amount and then discuss it with the House of Representatives (DPR)," Sri Mulyani said, adding that according to the Constitutional Court's decision on Wednesday (August 13, 2008), the education budget of 15.6 percent in the revised 2008 state budget (APBNP 2008) would remain effective.
However, she said, the education budget calculation formula for the 2009 state budget would be the same as for the 2008 state budget but the amount would be increased to 20 percent.
Meanwhile, presidential spokesman Anid Malarangeng said President Yudhoyono in principle wanted to abide by the Constitutional Court's decision to allocate 20 percent of the state budget to education.
Speaking to reporters at the State Palace here on Thursday, Mulyani said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had already issued an instruction to comply with the MK's ruling.
"Therefore we are going to calculate the total amount and then discuss it with the House of Representatives (DPR)," Sri Mulyani said, adding that according to the Constitutional Court's decision on Wednesday (August 13, 2008), the education budget of 15.6 percent in the revised 2008 state budget (APBNP 2008) would remain effective.
However, she said, the education budget calculation formula for the 2009 state budget would be the same as for the 2008 state budget but the amount would be increased to 20 percent.
Meanwhile, presidential spokesman Anid Malarangeng said President Yudhoyono in principle wanted to abide by the Constitutional Court's decision to allocate 20 percent of the state budget to education.
