What to Know About Prabowo's Free Education Task Force
Prabowo has established a task force to prepare the various possible funding schemes for the free education program.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto convened a meeting with his aides to discuss his proposal for free public education. To realize this goal, he has established a task force led by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Pratikno. The task force consists of key officials, including Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Muthi, and Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar.
Additional members include Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara, and others.
The task force will conduct a thorough study to determine the most suitable funding schemes for the free education program, including the possibility of utilizing embezzled funds, within a month. The results will be reported to Prabowo ahead of the program's implementation, which President Prabowo aims to make public schools free at all levels, from elementary to university education. However, he acknowledged that achieving this free education goal will require time as they must first assess the available fiscal space.
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