The Politics of Indonesia’s Fiscal Recentralisation: Public Views on Regional Transfer Cuts
Indonesia’s central government risks incurring public dissatisfaction with its cuts to regional budgets. If left unchecked, the president’s re-election prospects might dim in time.
Why this matters
Cuts to regional transfers are a test of Indonesia's center-local compact, with consequences for service delivery, political trust, and uneven development.
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What to watch next
- • Growth, inflation, currencies, and central-bank decisions
- • Sovereign debt, development finance, and cross-border investment
- • Industrial policy, labor markets, and the distributional cost of transition
- • Watch for subsequent responses from officials or institutions in Southeast Asia.
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