JAKARTA (Reuters): The Indonesian government will defend its emergency regulation for a massive spending increase to cushion its economy against the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Wednesday (April 29), as the Constitutional Court reviewed its legality.
President Joko Widodo announced the regulation in lieu of a law known by its Indonesian abbreviation "Perppu" in late March, as he declared a public health emergency over the Covid-19 outbreak in the world's fourth most populous country.