As the central government will soon issue a regulation on power-sharing to help speed up the implementation of regional autonomy, it is now under pressure to issue another regulation to ensure fair fiscal balance and accommodate accelerated development in regions nationwide.

“The draft regulation (on power sharing) has been in the hands of the state secretariat, waiting for the approval of the President. It will be issued in the immediate future,” chief spokesman for the Home Ministry Saut Situmorang told The Jakarta Post here Sunday.

Saut said the regulation, mandated by the 2004 Regional Administration Law to be issued at the latest in October last year, could not appear in time because it took months for the central government, provinces, regencies and municipalities to agree on its substance. …baca selengkapnya »