Prabowo's cabinet expansion plan raises budget concerns but move will not face hurdles, say analysts

President-elect Prabowo Subianto (left), alongside vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, delivers a speech in Jakarta on April 24, 2024, after the General Elections Commission (KPU) declared the pair the official winners of the 2024 presidential election. - Reuters

JAKARTA (Jakarta Post/ANN): As the House of Representatives moves swiftly to increase the legal limit on the number of executive ministers, analysts have warned that president-elect Prabowo Subianto’s plan to expand his cabinet could get in the way of efforts to fulfill his campaign promises.

Prabowo is reportedly considering a plan to expand the number of ministries from the current 34 to over 40, a proposal that his camp says is meant to ensure a more efficient government.