Indonesia seeks $5 billion budget savings to face Iran war impact
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FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
JAKARTA, March 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia is seeking an estimated 80 trillion rupiah ($5 billion) in budget savings to help cope with the impact of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in an interview published on Saturday.
In the video interview with several journalists and experts, President Prabowo Subianto said the Southeast Asian nation was working very hard on budget efficiency to address the impact of the conflict.
($1 = 16,975.0000 rupiah)
(Reporting by Ananda Teresia, Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by William Mallard)
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