Prabowo Subianto’s economic policy is weakening Indonesia
And it comes at a time where America is slapping tariffs on the world
How would Prabowo Subianto grade his first six months in office? Indonesia’s president recently said he would give himself six marks out of ten. His administration has certainly been busy. It has launched an expensive school-lunch programme and created a sovereign wealth fund. It has given teachers a pay rise, enacted economic stimulus and junked a plan to increase value-added tax.
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