The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday to raise spending on infrastructure in next year’s budget, in an apparent move to advance much-needed building projects including roads, bridges and airports. The government’s capital spending, which includes funds for construction of seaports, rose 28 percent to Rp 216 trillion ($23 billion) in 2013. Next year’s budgeted spending is higher than the government’s initial proposal in August of Rp 194 trillion. Read More
