Indonesia Hits a Budgetary Wall
Major projects including Jokowi’s cherished capital city endangered
By: Ainur Rohmah
The sweeping austerity measures Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto implemented this week for the 2025 national budget, aiming an unprecedented Rp306 trillion (US$18.7 billion) in cuts, run the risk of driving a wedge between the president and former President Joko Widodo, who handpicked Prabowo as his successor on a promi…
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