JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the streets this month to vent against higher taxes, and local leaders warn public outrage will only worsen if President Prabowo Subianto's (pic) new proposal to slash regional funding comes to pass.
Prabowo last week proposed to parliament that regional funding be cut by a quarter to 650 trillion rupiah (US$40 billion) in 2026 - part of his efforts to re-centralise government finances and fund signature ambitious policy programmes like his promise of free school lunches nationwide.
