RI govt sets 2012 haj pilgrimage costs
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Following long discussions and deliberations, the Religious Ministry and Commission VIII of the House of Representatives set this year`s Haj Pilgrimage Cost (BPIH) at an average of US$ 3,617.
The plenum to set BPIH was started Tuesday at 2.30 pm under the chairmanship of House Commission VIII Ida Fauziah, with attendance of Religious Minister Suryadharma Ali, Director General of Haj and Umroh (lesser pilgrimage to Mecca) (PHU) Anggito Abimanyu, Religious Ministry Secretary General Bahrul Hayat and some other relevant religious authorities.