ADDRESS OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SESSION PERIOD FOR 2010-2011 SESSION YEAR
ADDRESS OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SESSION PERIOD FOR 2010-2011 SESSION YEAR
On the Occasion of
THE GOVERNMENT’S INTRODUCTION TO DRAFT OF THE 2011 STATE REVENUES AND EXPENDIRURES BUDGET
MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
Assalamu’alaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Peace and prosperity to all of us,
The Honorable,
- Mr. President of the Republic of Indonesia,
- Mr. Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia,
- Vice Speakers and Members of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia,
- Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons and Members of the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia,
- Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of State Institutions,
- Ministers of the United Indonesia Cabinet II,
- Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the onset of today’s Plenary Session, allow me to invite you all to praise and convey our gratitude to God The Almighty, the One and Only God, for all His mercy and blessings enabling us to attend the Plenary Session for the Opening of the First Session Period of the Session Year of 2010-2011 in a healthy condition.
The agenda of the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia this afternoon, which is also attended by all Members of the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia, is as follows [1] The Address of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of the Opening of the First Session Period of the Session Year of 2010-2011, and [2] Address of the president on the Government’s Introductory Remarks on Draft of the 2011 State Revenues and Expendirures Budget as well as Budget Notes and the Supporting Documents thereof.
According to the records of the Secretariat General, there are …. Members of the House who are present in this session and have signed the attendance list representing all faction elements in the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, pursuant to the provision of Article 245 paragraph (1) of the House Regulation concerning Rules of Procedure, by saying Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, allow me to open this Plenary Session in the context of the Opening of the First Session Period of the Session Year of 2010-2011.
Furthermore, pursuant to the provision of Article 240 paragraph (1) and Article 246 paragraph (1) of the House Regulation concerning Rules of Procedure, I hereby declare that this Plenary Session is open and it is open to public.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
On the occasion of this Plenary Session, please allow us, the Leadership of the House, to inform Members of the House, that Mr. Setia Permana, a Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia from the Faction of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, has passed away following a motor boat accident while he was conducting a working visit to North Sulawesi Province. The wife of Mr. Sucipto, a Member of the House from the Democratic Party Faction, also passed away in the accident.
At the same time, Mister Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, who used to serve as a Member of the Leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia for two periods, namely 1999-2004 and 2004-2009, from the Faction of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, also passed away. Innalillahi wainailaihi roji’un, may God The Almighty receive their souls by His side, and bless their family Members with resoluteness and strength in dealing with such a sorrowful event. The leadership and Members of the House of Representatives express our deepest condolences.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
The Plenary Session of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia held this afternoon is attended by Members of the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia. Their presence is related to the role and function of the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia to provide considerations as intended in Article 22D paragraph (2) and Article 23 paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia. The aforementioned mandate of the Constitution, which is further confirmed by the provisions of Article 154 paragraph (2) and Article 224 paragraph (1) sub-paragraph d of Law No. 27 year 2009 concerning the People’s Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives, the Regional Representatives’ Council and Regional House of Representatives, sets forth that the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia has the authority to provide considerations to the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the Draft Law on the State Revenues and Expenditures Budget and Draft Laws related to taxes, education and religion.
The presence of the Regional Representatives’ Council of the Republic of Indonesia in the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia is intended to provide increasing political space to the regions to participate in national policy-making, through the representatives of the people and the representatives of the regions. Therefore, the Introductory Address/Government’s Remarks on the Draft Law on the 2011 State Revenues and Expenditures Budget as well as the Budget Notes and the Supporting Documents thereof, will also include elaboration on regional development, as intended in the letter that we sent to Mr. President a few days ago.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
The First Session Period is opened today, August 16, 2010, and will continue until October 15, 2010. During this Session Period, the House will continue performing three (3) main functions of the House, namely the Budgeting Function, the Legislation Function and the Oversight Function. Considering the events taking place during four session periods in the session year of 2009-2010, in the first Session Period of the Session Year of 2010-2011, the House will focus on two functions, namely the Budgeting and Legislation Functions, while not disregarding the Oversight Function, which was the main agenda of the House during the previous session periods.
With regard to the budgeting function, it is stipulated in Article 15 paragraph (4) of Law No. 17 year 2003 concerning State Finances that by no later than two (2) months prior to its implementation, the Draft Law on the State Revenues and Expenditures Budget must have been passed as a Law. Therefore, prior to the Closing of the First Session Period in October, this Draft Law must have been ratified to become a Law.
Basically, discussions on the Draft State Revenues and Expenditures Budget year 2011 started in May 2010, which was initiated by the submission of Principal Issues for the Preliminary Discussions of the Draft Law on State Revenues and Expenditures Budget year 2011, including Macroeconomic Framework, Principles of Fiscal Policies, General Policies and Budget Priorities in the 2011 Draft State Revenues and Expenditures Budget. This process was followed by the conveyance of opinions of the factions and discussions in commissions. For the purpose of this activity, the Budget Office of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia formed 4 (four) Working Committees (Panja), namely [1] Panja for Basic Assumptions, Fiscal, Revenue, Deficit and Financing Policies, [2] Panja for Government Work Plan and Budget Priorities, [3] Panja for Central Government Expenditure Policies, and [4] Panja for Policies on Transfers to Regions.
Through meetings with the Government and Bank Indonesia, it has been agreed that the theme of the Government Work Plan for the year 2011 shall be “Acceleration of Just and Equitable Economic Growth Supported by the Strengthening of Governance and Synergy Between the Central and Regional Governments”.
As a result of the discussions, 11 (eleven) national priorities and 3 (three) other priorities have been agreed upon, namely; [1] bureaucratic and governance reforms; [2] education; [3] health; [4] poverty reduction; [5] food resilience; [6] infrastructure; [7] investment and business climate; [8] energy; [9] environment and disaster management; [10] underdeveloped, frontier, outermost and post-conflict regions; [11] culture, creativity and technological innovation. Whereas the other 3 (three) priorities are [1] Political, Legal and Security Affairs; [2] Economic Affairs; and [3] People’s Welfare Affairs.
In addition to determining the aforementioned priorities, the House and the Government during the aforementioned Preliminary Discussions also agreed upon Macroeconomic Framework and Principles of Fiscal Policies for the Year 2011, with several basic assumptions as guidelines in the preparation of the 2011 State Revenues and Expenditures Budget, among other things: economic growth of 6.1%-6.4%, inflation of 4.9%-5.3%, Rupiah exchange rate of 9,100.- – 9.400.- per US Dollar, interest rate of 3-Month Bank Indonesia Certificate of 6.2%-6.5%, Oil production (lifting) of 960,000-975,000 barrels per day, and Indonesian Crude Oil Price (ICP) of 75.0 – 90.0 US Dollars per barrel.
Whereas the main targets of development in 2011 are (1) increasing the rate of economic growth (pro-growth), (2) creating and expanding new job opportunities (pro-job), and (3) improving people’s welfare through protection program for the poor (pro-poor).
Out of the aforementioned 11 (eleven) main priorities and 3 (three) additional priorities, the House gives special attention to several matters, among others things as follows:
- Education.
Development in the field of education is aimed at improving access to quality, affordable, relevant and efficient education oriented towards the people’s prosperity, independence, noble character, strong national character, and entrepreneurship.
The next priorities are as follows:
- Poverty Reduction
Protection program for the poor must be set as the main target, not only for the year 2011, but it must be sustainable in the context of accelerating the improvement of the people’s welfare. As an illustration, according to the records of the Central Agency of Statistics (BPS), the number of poor people in 1998 was 49.5 million; in 2008, it was 35 million; and at the end of March 2010, the number was approximately 31.2 million. There has indeed been a reduction in the number of poor people, however, this number is still relatively significant and it requires our further attention.
According to the data of BPS in March 2009, poverty was still relatively significant in several provinces, such as: Papua (37.5%), West Papua (35.7%), Maluku (28.2%), Gorontalo (25.0%), East Nusa Tenggara (23.3%), West Nusa Tenggara (22.8%), Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (21.8%), Lampung (20.2%), Central Sulawesi (19.0%), Southeast Sulawesi (18.9%), and Bengkulu (18.6%).
The House is of the opinion that poverty occurring in the aforementioned several provinces is of structural nature, hence it cannot be addressed merely by implementing partial programs and activities. It is necessary to seek solutions for poverty reduction endeavrs in several regions, ranging from understanding the roots of the issue of poverty to community empowerment. Therefore, the Government needs to synchronize various development policies, programs, and activities in order to address structural poverty in the aforementioned regions.
Another work priority of the Government in 2011 is:
- Energy Development
Energy development is aimed at achieving energy mix that can ensure the continuity of energy supplies throughout the territory of Indonesia, and the use of new and renewable energy. The House has conducted discussions on the direction of National Policies on Energy, including energy from oil and gas, coal, bio-fuel, geothermal, ocean wave, solar cell, and nuclear energy.
Another equally important priority is:
- The Creation of Investment and Business Climate.
During the last few years, the investment climate in Indonesia has started improving. In relation to the creation of such investment climate, the House continuously supervises the measures taken by the Government in order to continuously improve legal certainty, streamline the procedures and conduct tax reform. One of the indicators of sound economic growth is the increase of direct investment. In relation to the future economic growth projections, the Government must be able to grasp the dynamics of the global economy. We should be optimistic that economic growth of more than 6% can be achieved, if the Government continues to work hard and to evaluate various economic policies. It is highly expected that such growth would lead to the absorption of manpower, which is not yet maximal at this moment.
The House also continuously reminds the Government to maintain the momentum of growth, to maintain macroeconomic stability, and monetary stablility. The House is of the opinion that the monetary policies applied through the instrument of bank interest rates are still effective in maintaining a relatively low level of inflation. However, Bank Indonesia also needs to step up the dynamics of bank interest rates in order to be able to mobilize the real sector, including controlling interest rates applied by national banks in extending loan facilities.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
In line with the directions of the 2011 fiscal policies, policies on state revenues are more focused on the endeavors for exploring tax potentials (extensification and intensification) without adding the burden on the same tax objects (double taxing); to enhance the quality of tax audits and tax investigations; to improve the objection and appeal mechanisms; as well as to provide fiscal incentives in the form of government-borne taxes. We give extensive attention to this matter due to the existence of tax case mafia, which greatly affects the sense of justice among the people, such as the cases which are currently being examined by the courts of justice.
Whereas fiscal policies related to state expenditures in the Draft State Revenues and Expenditures Budget year 2011, particularly capital expenditures, need to be focused on the improvement of the quality of infrastructure, addition of facilities and infrastructure such as seaports, airports, electricity, drinking water, telecommunications, public transportation, et cetera. The House urges the Government to continuously increase the budget allocation for capital expenditures in the State Revenues and Expenditures Budget, in addition to giving a role to State-Owned Enterprises engaging in infrastructure to increase their investment, in order to minimize dependence on the State Revenues and Expenditures Budget.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
In the context of regional development, please allow me to convey several important notes, among other things as follows;
First, in relation to the implementation of Regional Autonomy. The principles of Regional Autonomy based on Law No. 32 Year 2004 concerning Regional Government must be based on 3 (three) aspects, namely [1] decentralization including the transfer of a number of authorities of the Central Government to the Regions, whereby regions have full authority in making decisions in their respective jurisdictions; [2] deconcentration or delegation of decision-making in several sectors by the Central Government to the Regions; and [3] assistance duties (medebewind), whereby the duties of the Central Government are implemented by Central Units having operational areas in several provinces.
The political agenda of decentralization and regional autonomy will be implemented properly if there are endeavors for synchronizing the directions of development of the Central Government and those of the Regions on an annual basis. Decentralization should provide a broad space to the Central Government and the Regions in considering all potentials existing in the regions concerned. One of the important and fundamental issues is that the implementation of decentralization must include the active involvement and clear roles of every element of the Central Government, the Regional Governments, the House of Representatives, the Regional Representatives’ Council, as well as the Regional House of Representatives. This is implemented in order to encourage the growth of local creativity in seeking solutions and maintaining the consistency of regional development.
In relation to regional development, the House gives special attention to the policy on the determination of Fund Transfers to the Regions. Law No. 32 Year 2004 concerning Regional Government and Law No. 33 Year 2004 concerning Financial Balance Between the Central and Regional Governments, have become the heart of the implementation of regional autonomy in Indonesia, providing for the distribution of affairs between the Central and Regional Governments; funding arrangements for the organization of Regional Government, with funding attributions in the form of General Allocation Fund (DAU), Special Allocation Fund (DAK), Deconcentration Fund and Assistance Duty Fund. However, the implementation of regional autonomy has not been clarified by the existing implementing regulations, and its implementation in several sectors is still considered as being centralistic.
The House hopes that transparency and accountability in the determination of Fund Transfers to the Regions will be improved so that funding for the organization of regional administration can be implemented properly.
Second, the implementation of direct elections of regional heads. The direct election of regional heads has been a new milestone in the era of regional autonomy. The implementation of direct elections of regional heads is not only related to the endeavors for improving the quality of democratization at the local level, but also in the context of strengthening the agenda of decentralization, so as to create a local administration which is more in favor of justice, service, and welfare for the people. In the course of its implementation, direct elections of regional heads, which are supposed to serve as a facility for the realization of democracy at the local level, have often caused conflicts which have lead to violence. This condition has been caused, among other things, by the fact that the implementation of elections of regional heads has not reflected justice and the fact that the candidates were not ready to compete in a fair manner. Candidates need to be able to demonstrate statesmanship in competing, in responding to either victory or defeat in direct elections of regional heads.
Conflicts related to direct elections of regional heads must be settled through legal avenues. The large number of disputes in direct elections of regional heads filed with the Constitutional Court indicates the numerous issues still being faced by direct elections of regional heads. Therefore, the House requests all parties involved in the implementation of direct elections of regional heads to observe the various applicable laws and regulations.
Third, the multitide of proposals for the creation of new regional administrations must be considered carefully in order to prevent them from potentially posing a threat to the realization of the national objectives, considering that the creation of new regional administration is not yet identical to the endeavors for accelerating the creation of public welfare. During the last 10 years, 205 new autonomous regions comprising 7 provinces, 164 regencies and 34 municipalities had been formed. The aspiration for the creation of new regional administration is protected by Law. The creation of new regional administrations should be implemented methodically and systematically in various dimensions to accommodate various interests, and most importantly the completion of the grand design of the creation of new regional administrations nationally in the long term, as a reference for the arrangement of regional administration in Indonesia.
The House will continue to examine proposals for the creation of new regional administrations carefully and very selectively, through studies that seriously take into account factors such as geography, demography, the regions’ potentials and economic capacity, and require the promotion of the people’s welfare as the primary objective. One thing that we need to pay attention to is that the creation of new regional administrations should never create new enclaves of poverty and, moreover, should not create new issues for the integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
With regard to the legislation function, we, all Members of the House, are paying special attention to such function, considering the great number of Draft Laws which need to be completed by the end of this year. There are 70 (seventy) Draft Laws which have been prioritized in accordance with the National Legislation Program. In terms of quantity, this number is relatively large, indeed, especially if it is associated with other duties of the House. However, due to the high expectation of all stakeholders to include various draft laws in the Priority of 2010, the House agreed to accommodate them in this year’s legislation program. The issue of handling of Draft Laws has also been discussed in consultative meetings between the House of Representatives and the President some time ago, with the aim of jointly seeking solutions to the problems encountered in the implementation of this function.
Out of the designated 70 (seventy) Draft Laws, 36 (thirty-six) Draft Laws have originated from the initiative of the House of Representatives and 34 (thirty-four) from the Government. Various strategies have been implemented in order to maximize the achievement of the legislation targets, namely through cooperation with academicians, universities and social community organizations; the addition of functional staff and expert staff; as well as the restructuring of legislation days in the House of Representatives’ meetings.
Up until the end of the last Fourth Session Period, 6 (six) Draft Laws have been passed and ratified and 1 (one) Draft Law has been rejected, namely the Draft Law concerning the Stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (PERPU) No. 4 Year 2009 concerning the amendment to Law No. 30 Year 2002 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to become a Law. During this Session Period, 17 (seventeen) Draft Laws are ready to be discussed with the Government, both Draft Laws based on the initiative of the House of Representatives as well as Draft Laws based on the initiative of the Government. In addition to the above, 3 (three) Draft Laws in the Field of Economy have been agreed by the President and the House of Representatives to be processed as the follow-up to the recommendations of the Inquiry Committee of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, namely the Draft Law concerning the Financial Services Authority, the Draft Law concerning the Financial System Safety Net (JPSK) and the Draft Law concerning the Amendment To Law No. 23 Year 1999 concerning Bank Indonesia as last amended by Law No. 6 Year 2009.
The House shall also prepare a Package of Draft Laws concerning the Amendments to Laws in the Political Sector, namely the Draft Law concerning the Amendment To Law No. 27 Year 2009 concerning the People’s Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives, the Regional Representatives’ Council and the Regional House of Representatives, the Draft Law concerning the Amendment To Law No. 22 Year 2007 concerning the Organizer of General Elections, and Draft Law Amendment To Law No. 2 Year 2008 concerning Political Parties.
It is expected that by the end of 2010, at least 50% of the 70 (seventy) Draft Laws Prioritized this year, will have been agreed for ratification as Laws, whereas for the remainder, at least their Academic Drafts and draft laws will have been completed for further processing.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
In the social development sector, efforts to eradicate poverty and starvation, the provision of elementary education, the achievement of gender equality, the empowerment of women, the decrease in child mortality rate, the improvement of maternal health level, the fight against several communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and illness, as well as the development of global partnership for development, constitute the 8 (eight) goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Governments of the countries in the world have developed an awareness of the importance to achieve those eight goals as a form of the joint commitment to improve the prosperity of the world communities. Difficulties are still being encountered in achieving the goals in several sectors, such as maternal mortality rate which remains high, difficulties in reducing the transmission rate of HIV/AIDS and communicable diseases, the increasing deforestation rate in relation to the efforts for environment conservation, the low level of water and sanitation provision and the low level of public participation.
The achievement of MDGs is often misconstrued as the program of the executive body. Whereas in fact, it is a commitment of all elements of the nation aimed at improving the nation’s welfare. In this regard, at the end of July 2010, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia received the visit of officers of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in the context of the implementation of the IPU Analytical Study of the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Mechanism on the MDGs. The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia and the Parliament of India were elected by the IPU to represent the Asian region, due to their being considered active in promoting the achievement of the MDGs. Accordingly, the House has established the MDGs Working Committee in the Committee for Interparliamentary Cooperation (Badan Kerjasama Antar Parlemen-BKSAP), with the purpose of increasing the awareness and commitment of Members of parliament to the MDGs and to encourage the government to accelerate the achievement of the MDGs by 2015.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
The founding fathers of the nation aspired for the establishment of a state based on law. Such spirit was subsequently clearly spelled out in the Amendments to the 1945 Constitution of the State of the Republic of Indonesia stating that the State of Indonesia shall be a state based upon law, a state which enforces the supremacy of law to uphold truth and justice. There shall be no power without accountability. Every state which adopts the ideology of the rule of law state will constantly implement the three basic principles, namely: the supremacy of law, equality before the law and the due process of law.
The consequence of such provisions is that every position, policy and conduct of the state apparatus and citizens must be based on and must be in accordance with the law, which is at the same time intended to prevent arbitrariness and arrogance of power, either by state apparatus or by citizens. The implementation of the ideology of the rule of law state is materially expected to support and accelerate the realization of prosperity for the people of Indonesia.
However, the House feels concerned, because up to 65 (sixty-five) years of Indonesia’s Independence, the law has not been entirely enforced and it has not been able to become the “commander-in-chief”. There are still numerous issues related to law which raise concerns and hurt the people’s sense of justice. In the process of law enforcement, the law enforcement apparatus must act for the sake of law enforcement, and they must not be subjugated by anyone. Similarly, the public must also be provided with basic education in the enforcement of the supremacy of law.
With regard to the issue of law enforcement, Human Rights and social community issues, the House feels a deep concern in view of the violence which has occurred between some followers of religion with followers of another religion, and even among followers of the same religion. The House hopes that such issues will be managed in a wise manner, by emphasizing dialogue, and law enforcement in order to preserve harmony among religious people and a harmonious co-existence among religious people, as well as the stability of the socio-political life in this country.
The issue of corruption still requires serious attention. Corruption is not only occurring at the central level, it has also spread to the regions. The conduct of state officials and bureaucrats who abuse their authority, particularly of the law enforcement apparatus, would greatly hurt the people’s sense of justice. In relation to such matter, one of the tasks that is to be carried out by the House in this Session Period is to conduct the selection of Candidates for the Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi-KPK). Although not being involved in the candidate selection process at the selection committee level, when the time comes, the House, through its designated complementary organ, shall try to do its very best to select the candidates proposed by the President. We need to get the best, credible, courageous and professional leadership figures of KPK, who are capable of carrying out their tasks in the eradication of corruption in Indonesia.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President,
The Honorable Sitting of the House of Representatives,
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen.
One of the objectives of the Amendment to the 1945 Constitution is to maximize the functioning of the checks and balances mechanism between state institutions, namely between the legislative and executive institutions. In this context, we need to realize that there are many functions of the House of Representatives on the one hand, and the implementation of development programs by the Government on the other, the implementation of which requires continuous improvements. The concern of the public towards the policies of the Government so far, and the implementation of the functions of the House of Representatives which have not been maximal, particularly the legislation function, can serve as a useful material for introspection aimed at improving the performance of each state institution in the years to come.
We share the common responsibility, not only in restructuring and reconstructing democracy, but more than that, we all must strive to direct the implementation of constitutional duties towards the realization of a conducive national stability and an economic growth which are able to strengthen the foundation of the national economy.
Those have been the core activities performed and the various issues which have been the focus of the House’s attention during Session Period I. On the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadhan Year 1431 H, the House Leadership would like to wish “A blessed fasting” to the followers of Islam who are performing it.
May the fasting that we perform foster and increase our devotion and piety to God The Almighty. The House Leadership hopes that the performance of fasting would not reduce the performance and quality of our work.
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
Jakarta, August 16, 2010
SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
DR. H. MARZUKI ALIE

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