Government needs Rp3.5 trillion to lift 10 million people out of poverty

State Minister for Accelerated Development of Disadvantaged Regions Lukman Edy said the country needs Rp3.5 trillion in fund to lift around 10 million people in disadvantaged regions out of poverty. He said around 35 million Indonesian people still lived in poverty and 43% or 10 million of them lived in disadvantaged regions. (http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2007/12/27/govt-needs-rp35-trillion-to-lift-10-million-people-out-of-poverty/