UN General Assembly
2006

reform. In the spirit of reform and dialogue, we were able to forge a peace agreement with the separatist Free Aceh Movement. The peace has been holding for more than a year and promises to be durable. As for our human resources, our Constitution mandates that 20 per cent of our budget be allocated to education. As part of our effort to achieve universal education, we are providing free schooling to some 60 million primary through high school students. To alleviate poverty, we are continuing to extend direct cash subsidies to some 19.1 million households. Last year, one fourth of our total population of 220 million benefited from the medical services of community health centres. We recently reduced the price of generic medicines by 30 to 50 per cent. With regard to foreign investment, Indonesia is sending out some very positive signals. We are legislating a new package of investment incentives, including a law on tax reform, a law that rationalizes the labour market and regulations to streamline customs procedures. We are establishing special