Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram | Archipelago | Wed, September 11 2013, 8:21 PM
The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) in West Nusa Tenggara has called on the public and the mass media to actively monitor the use of political parties’ budgets.
The forum said that the budgets of the political parties, which were partially funded with state funds, were prone to corruption due to lack of transparency and accountability.
“This is probably not a new issue, but FITRA will always encourage the public to pay attention to the budget issue,” West Nusa Tenggara FITRA secretary-general Ervyn Kaffah said in Mataram on Wednesday.
The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) in West Nusa Tenggara has called on the public and the mass media to actively monitor the use of political parties’ budgets.
The forum said that the budgets of the political parties, which were partially funded with state funds, were prone to corruption due to lack of transparency and accountability.
“This is probably not a new issue, but FITRA will always encourage the public to pay attention to the budget issue,” West Nusa Tenggara FITRA secretary-general Ervyn Kaffah said in Mataram on Wednesday.