Recentralization concerns in fiscal, education heighten
A move to reduce regional transfers and a proposal to centralize teacher recruitment by the central government are defended as an effort to curb corruption and prevent local political interference, according to President Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has defended plans to reduce regional transfers and centralize teacher recruitment, citing a need to combat corruption and local political interference. During a recent meeting with reporters in Bogor, West Java, Prabowo cited the government's austerity measures as the reason for cutting regional transfers from Rp 869 trillion in 2025 to Rp 693 trillion this year - a 20 percent decrease.
He claimed some regions had failed to utilize funds for infrastructure, attributing deteriorating school conditions to years of decentralization. In an attempt to boost education standards, Prabowo also admitted deliberations to return teacher recruitment authority to the central government, framing it as part of a broader reform.
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