Jokowi insists 2025 budget must fit all Prabowo programmes

President Joko Widodo (centre left) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (centre right) sharing a light moment on Aug 1, 2024 while attending a congregational prayer at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta to mark the start of the month of Indonesian Independence celebrations. - AFP

JAKARTA: President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo said next year’s state budget must cater to all programmes planned by president-elect Prabowo Subianto in view of global economic risks, while opening a meeting on Monday (Aug 5) to discuss the 2025 government working plan (RKP) and draft state budget.

“I want the [...] 2025 state budget draft to accommodate all of the president-elect’s programmes,” the President said, according to a press statement released on Monday.