Jakarta – The government is planning to dissolve 10 national commissions, the duties of which have been overlapping with other state institutions.

Administrative Reforms Minister Azwar Abubakar said that the government would soon issue a presidential decree to authorize the plan.

Among the 10 bodies are the Indonesian Sugar Council, the National Aeronautics and Space Council, the National Law Commission, the National Book Council and the Eastern Indonesia Regional Development Council.

"The bodies have low levels of activity. The government would not lose anything without them," he said as quoted by tribunnews.com. He said that the government would also look at restructuring the remaining 78 bodies to improve performance.

Inefficiency has been a major concern among government institutions. In 2010, the ministry recorded that inefficiencies potentially caused Rp 14.9 trillion (US$1.74 billion) in state losses, because most of the funds were allocated to pay salaries.