Prabowo's Free-Meal Plan Stirs Investor Fears about Indonesia's Finances

July 08, 2024, 07.08 AM | Source: Reuters
Prabowo's Free-Meal Plan Stirs Investor Fears about Indonesia's Finances

ILUSTRASI. Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals. REUTERS/Edgar Su

PRABOWO SUBIANTO - JAKARTA/SINGAPORE. Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.

Prabowo and his team have tried to distance themselves from any suggestions of fiscal profligacy, and to assure market participants the incoming government respects the legal debt limits that cap its budget deficit at 3% of economic output.

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