Public Anger Erupts After New Jakarta Governor’s Proposed Budget

There is rising outrage in Jakarta in the wake of the presentation of the proposed 2018 budget by the new governor, Anies Baswedan and his deputy Sandiaga Uno, which is showing a clear sign of what one city council member called “thirst quenchers” for politicians.

Allocations in the spending plan have drawn the public's attention because of a spike in ex…