Indonesia to go ahead with free meals programme despite 'extraordinary' campaign against it, president says


Reuters | Jakarta | Updated: 13-02-2026 09:04 IST | Created: 13-02-2026 09:04 IST
Indonesia to go ahead with free meals programme despite 'extraordinary' campaign against it, president says
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  • Indonesia

​Indonesia's ‌President Prabowo Subianto ​said ‌on Friday that he will proceed ‌with his free ‌meals programme despite the "extraordinary" ⁠campaign mounted ​against ⁠it, adding that ⁠it is funded ​through budget efficiency measures.

Prabowo ⁠said Indonesia ⁠remains ​under its fiscal deficit limit ⁠of 3% of ⁠GDP.

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