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View all search resultsPurging corruption key to effective omnibus bill: Experts
Several experts have pointed to eliminating corruption and corrupt officials as the key to the success of the omnibus bill on job creation.
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ndonesia needs to address corruption to improve public services so that the job creation omnibus bill can bring about the significant changes necessary to attracting investment, experts say.
Sonny Keraf, a politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and a sustainable development expert, said in a virtual discussion on Tuesday that the government should first get rid of corrupt public officials, including several regional leaders, to streamline the business licensing process.
“As long as corruption remains unaddressed, whatever the bill’s content, there will still be problems in economic, environmental and social development,” said Sonny, who was environment minister from 1999 to 2001.
“If corruption and corrupt public officials are not [eliminated], the [licensure] process is likely to remain difficult,” he added.
According to data from Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW), 213 civil servants, 149 professionals and 45 village leaders were among the government workers who were declared corruption suspects last year.
However, Indonesia’s score on the corruption perception index (CPI) improved to 40 in 2019 from 38 out of 100 the previous year to indicate a slightly cleaner public sector, according to Transparency International (TI).
On the other hand, Indonesia’s ranking on the World Bank ease of doing business (EODB) index has stagnated at 73rd out of 190 countries for the past two years, despite a slight improvement in its score.
