The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has been in force for almost 20 years.
This Papua Special Autonomy Law No. 21 of 2001 will expire in November 2021. Therefore, the bill for amending it is being deliberated at the House of Representatives (DPR).
To meet the deadline, the House members have listed it as one of dozens of their priority bills in this year’s National Legislation Program (Prolegnas).
The Finance Ministry data showed that during the implementation of the Papua special autonomy law, the government has disbursed Rp138.65 trillion for Papua and West Papua’s special autonomy funds and additional funds for infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile,the total amounts of regional transfer and…
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