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A proposal to cut executive and legislative officials’ salaries is part of broader austerity measures to mitigate the economic impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
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JAKARTA - Several political parties in Indonesia’s governing coalition and Cabinet members have voiced support for a proposal to cut executive and legislative officials’ salaries as part of broader austerity measures to mitigate the economic impact of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
President Prabowo Subianto floated the pay cut idea in his speech at a plenary Cabinet session on March 13, one week before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holiday, in which he stressed the need for Indonesia to take proactive measures to mitigate growing uncertainty in global energy markets, triggered by the war in the Middle East.
