JAKARTA: In last-minute changes to a planned consumer stimulus package for June and July, the Indonesian government has cancelled an electricity discount but doubled wage subsidies.
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (pic) revealed in a press conference on Monday (June 2) that the wage subsidies for low-income earners would double from Rp 150,000 (US$9) per month per individual to Rp 300,000.
