Sumatra Disaster Recovery Faces Budget Execution Challenges, Interior Minister Urges Acceleration and Utilization
One year after a major disaster in Sumatra, Indonesia's Interior Minister highlighted progress in rehabilitation and reconstruction across various sectors, including infrastructure and the economy, and stressed the importance of utilizing regional budgets. However, low budget execution rates in some areas were identified as a challenge.
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