Indonesia’s budget deficit is set to hit Rp662 trillion rupiah, around $40 billion US dollars or 2.8% of GDP, pushing close to its 3% legal cap. Can the government keep spending under control while rolling out social programmes such as free meals and low-cost housing? We’ll get perspective from Daniel Moss, Opinion Columnist at Bloomberg.

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