JAKARTA - Regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) which requires the state to guarantee free basic education, whether public, madrasas or private schools, the Minister of Education and Culture Abdul Mu'ti responded.
Met by reporters at the Pancasila Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jalan Pejambon, Jakarta, Monday, May 2, Abdul Mu'ti will discuss it between institutions.
In Article 17 paragraph (2) of Law Number 20 of 2003 concerning the National Education System, it is stated that it starts from elementary to junior high school.
Mu'ti added, if the main coordination is carried out with the Ministry of Finance because it will affect the budget posture. However, Mu'ti explained that the Constitutional Court's decision means that private schools are still allowed to collect with certain conditions and conditions.
According to Abdul Mu'ti, the Constitutional Court's decision must be implemented, but he does not want to rush to make the implementation and financing scheme by the state because it is related to budget issues.
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