Economy
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Free school meals on Saturdays are to be stopped in a paring back of President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious flagship program to nourish youngsters. © Reuters
ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN
JAKARTA – The Indonesian government looks set to make a U-turn and scale back President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program, citing the need for “efficiencies” as fiscal pressures escalate due to the impact of the war in the Middle East.
