The Star·3 min read·hard
Education bill raises concerns over future funding of free meals
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Indonesian teachers' groups are concerned that a proposed education bill could allow the government to fund its free nutritious meal program using the national education budget. This follows a Constitutional Court ruling that previously prohibited using education funds for the meal program.
JAKARTA: The revision to the education system law could pave the way for the multitrillion-rupiah free nutritious meal program to once again be financed through the education budget, teachers groups have warned, potentially reversing a court decision ruling out free meals as an education expense.
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