‘Legal certainty and tax reforms’

Making promises: Ganjar (left) gesturing at reporters as he walks with his wife Siti Atikoh upon their arrival for a medical check up required for his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Jakarta. Ganjar narrowly trails Prabowo in election surveys. — AP

An Indonesian candidate for president, Ganjar Pranowo, promised to ensure legal certainty for foreign investors and tax reforms that will double the government’s spending capacity if he is elected to the highest office.

The certainty issue ranks among investors’ key concerns for doing business in Indonesia, said Ganjar, a former provincial governor and the first of three contenders set to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce event yesterday.