He said that I am not selling Bali out

thejakartapost.com - He said that I am not selling Bali out - Pastika pointed out that vocational schools and universities on the island had churned out thousands of fresh graduates on an annual basis. Without employment opportunities, however, these young graduates would only increase the unemployment rate, and, in the longer term, contribute to the island’s poverty level.

The reclamation project and the development of various tourism facilities on the reclaimed land would create at least 200,000 new job opportunities, Pastika estimated. “I have ensured in the permit letter that the investor and managing company are obliged to employ local workers,”

Pastika pointed out that once all the facilities, which would include a giant theme park, hotels and convention centers, a sport stadium, an international hospital, and a planned F1 circuit, reach their operational stage, the local administration would enjoy daily revenue from taxes amounting to Rp 5 billion.

“In five years, not only will we be providing more jobs to the growing pool of fresh graduates but we will also significantly increase provincial revenue, which in turn, would enable the local administration to fund an increasing number of pro people programs,” Pastika detailed.

Pro-people programs, including free universal healthcare services, financial aid of Rp. 1 billion each for poor villages as well as home renovation packages for low-income families, are the cornerstones of Pastika’s administration.

He funded the programs by pursuing a two-pronged strategy: Increasing provincial revenue and implementing cost-cutting measures at provincial agencies previously known for their sluggish and oversized bureaucratic structures.

He said that I am not selling Bali out : Sources : http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-daily/2013-08-03/i-am-not-selling-bali-out-pastika.html