Capital expenditure for 2013 along with the public and private partnership scheme are expected to boost infrastructure development
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The development of infrastructure projects, particularly those included in the Indonesian Economic Development Acceleration and Expansion Master Plan (MP3EI), will be stepped up at the beginning of 2013, an official said on Tuesday.

"Capital expenditure for 2013 along with the public and private partnership scheme are expected to boost infrastructure development," Firmanzah, a presidential special staff in charge of economic affairs said.

The government has adopted several policies to eradicate obstacles in the path of infrastructure development, which include issuing a presidential regulation No. 71/2012 related to the acquisition of land for public facilities, he said.

The government has also allocated Rp193.8 trillion in its draft state budget of 2013, in addition to Rp24 trillion from the balance of the budget surplus, for infrastructure development, which is more than the Rp168.7 trillion assigned for this purpose in the amended state budget of 2012.

The ongoing conference on infrastructure development, in which governors from the country's 32 provinces are taking part, is expected to bolster positive interaction for promoting the potential of regional governments in developing infrastructure, which is needed to boost investment and inter-regional connectivity, Firmanzah, who is also a dean at the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Economics, said.

The government's priority is domestic connectivity, which will help expand collaboration between the Asian and Pacific regions, he stated.
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