Yogyakarta (Antara Bali) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that the reduction of poverty in the country must be the next government's top priority.
"In my opinion, poverty reduction has always been the priority since independence, starting from Soekarno, and then followed by Soeharto, Habibie, Abdurahman Wahid, and Megawati. Therefore, the duty must be continued," he said here on Wednesday.
"The number of people whose earnings are above the national average per capita income is rising," the President noted.
"But the poverty issue still bothers me. Even though the number of people living below the poverty line has decreased to approximately 20 or 30 million, I think it's still quite an enormous number," he added.
Therefore, President Yudhoyono said, the central government should work together with regional governments, state enterprises and private companies in order to eradicate poverty.(IGT/T007)
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"In my opinion, poverty reduction has always been the priority since independence, starting from Soekarno, and then followed by Soeharto, Habibie, Abdurahman Wahid, and Megawati. Therefore, the duty must be continued," he said here on Wednesday.
"The number of people whose earnings are above the national average per capita income is rising," the President noted.
"But the poverty issue still bothers me. Even though the number of people living below the poverty line has decreased to approximately 20 or 30 million, I think it's still quite an enormous number," he added.
Therefore, President Yudhoyono said, the central government should work together with regional governments, state enterprises and private companies in order to eradicate poverty.(IGT/T007)
Editor : Nyoman Budhiana
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