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Indonesia Slashes Free Meals Budget to Save US$2.3 Billion as Fuel Prices Soar
Indonesia reduces free meal days to five per week for most recipients to save $2.3 billion amid rising global oil prices, with six-day support kept for high-stunting regions.
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The measure is expected to save around $2.3 billion, says local authorities.
Indonesia eyes US$2.3 billion savings from cut in free meal distribution due to Mideast war turmoil
Indonesia is looking to save up to 40 trillion rupiah (US$2.3 billion) by cutting back on its free meal programme in a first austerity measure taken in response to price pressures from the Mideast war.
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AlKhaleej TodayIndonesia eyes RM9b saving as free meals for schoolchildren cut from six days to five, says official
JAKARTA, March 29 — Indonesia is looking to save up to 40 trillion rupiah (RM9 billion) by cutting back on its free meal programme, an official told AFP today, in a first austerity measure taken in response to price pressures from the Mideast war.The meals, primarily intended for schoolchildren across the country, will be distributed for five days a week, instead of six, starting March 31 in a move that is expected to save “around 40 trillion ru…
Indonesia eyes $2.3 bil. saving from cut in free meal distribution
JAKARTA — Indonesia is looking to save up to 40 trillion rupiah ($2.3 billion) by cutting back on its free meal programme, an official told AFP Sunday, in a first austerity measure taken in response to price pressures from the Mideast war. The meals, primarily intended for schoolchildren across the country, will be distributed for five days a week, instead of six, starting March 31 in a move that is expected to save "around 40 trillion rupiah", …
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