‘We can outlast conflict to year end’


THE economy minister said the South-East Asian nation can outlast the impacts of Middle East war-fuelled oil price hikes for as many as 10 months without cutting fuel subsidies.

Minister Airlangga Hartarto told foreign media in Jakarta his government “is ready for five, six, or even ten months” on current projections.

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