Formulation of Allocation Policy on Twenty Percent of Education Budget

摘要

This research discusses issues regarding the formulation of 20 percent budget for education that followed by the Amandement of Constitutional Court No. 026 / PUU-III / 2005 on March 22, 2006 that stated if the education budget has not reached 20 percent, the State Budget will always contradict the Constitution of 1945. The researcher tries to bring up the actual usage of 20 percent of the state budget for education and political dynamics. As a basis for policy is the fourth amendment to Constitution of 1945 article 31 paragraph (4) which states "The state prioritizes at least an inch of education budget from the budget and education from the national budget" into Law Number 20 of 2003 concerning the act of National Education System 49 paragraph (1), namely "Education funds in addition to educators' salaries and at least 20 percent for administrative service education costs from the education sector and at least 20 percent from the Regional Budget (APBD)".