Jokowi tells Indonesian regions to curb transport costs after fuel price hike


JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (pic) said on Wednesday (Sept 7) he had ordered provincial governments to use their budgets to rein in transportation costs and counter the inflationary impact of last week's fuel price hike on South-East Asia's biggest economy.

Under pressure to control a swelling energy subsidy budget, Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, hiked subsidised fuel prices by 30% on Saturday, sparking protests across the nation of 270 million people.

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