Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday urged his ministers to maintain a “healthy” state budget in anticipation of global geopolitical and economic risks and as the country gears up for elections next year. | Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers his remarks during the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit on the sidelines of ASEAN Summit held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool/File Photo
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday urged his ministers to maintain a “healthy” state budget in anticipation of global geopolitical and economic risks and as the country gears up for elections next year. Speaking during a routine cabinet meeting, Jokowi, as the president is known, highlighted outsized spending by the country’s security agencies including the defense ministry which has been modernizing Indonesia’s aging military equipment.“We have to maintain a healthy state budget. We need to be focused and alert for the risk of crisis,” Jokowi said, warning that ministers must “be careful on purchasing goods”. He also highlighted high spending by the national police and intelligence agencies.
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is set to mount a third bid for the presidency next year, in January finalized an $800-million deal to buy 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets, which some critics said were too old.
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