Jakarta – Administrative Reforms Minister Azwar Abubakar says he wants regional governments to stop making misleading comments about providing people with a so-called free education.

"We should stop using the term 'free education'. In reality there is actually no such thing," Azwar said as quoted by tribunnews.com on Saturday.

"Some citizen tax money went to the regional budget. It's normal if they don't need to pay anything for education services funded by the budget." The law mandates that the central and regional governments allocate 20 percent of their annual budgets for education. (hwa)