REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SIDOARJO - President Joko Widodo said that the payment of compensation for the victims of Lapindo mud will be completed by the end of September. "My target is in the end of September, the payment is finished," he said, in Sidoarjo, Tuesday (25/8).
The compensation are from the government budget, amounting to Rp 767 billion. It was already approved by the House of Representatives (DPR). “Until today, from Rp 767 billion, Rp 155 billion already be paid,” he added.
He hoped that the citizens and the relevant stakeholders can complete the administrative process properly. "I always convey to the minister, the head of BPLS, the Governor and to the Regents, not to delay the payment. Even though everything should be verified properly," he explained.
The president ordered that the compensation money that has been received can be used for productive things. "On average, one family gets 300 million. But something that is useful,” he said.
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