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resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a working meeting Monday listed five factors hindering the country’s development.

The first is the bureaucracy lag, especially in the central government, in implementing plans that have been agreed upon.

“We make a decision in the Cabinet session. The respective minister understands it, but [the execution] in the ministry is delayed, they say it needs to undergo more talks…” Yudhoyono said Monday as quoted by antara.com.

The second hindering factor is regional governments having their own interests, which become obstacles in carrying out agreed development plans.

The third is investors failing to fulfill their promises, thus halting development programs.

“The fourth [factor] is when one knows that a regulation is hindering [the process], and that it can be improved, and yet it is not. The fifth is an unhealthy political process at central and regional [levels]. Let us think clearly,” Yudhoyono said.

He added that Indonesians needed to know why a plan was not carried out.

“In the era of democracy and transparency, once a master plan is agreed upon, do admit if there is an obstacle. The people need to know who is hindering it, who is irresponsible and who is failing to keep promises, and finally, who caused the failure. Let’s find solutions,” Yudhoyono said. — JP