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Indonesia's energy subsidy dilemma: how can the government better protect the poor?

  • Written by Made Anthony Iswara, Junior Researcher, SMERU Research Institute
Indonesia's energy subsidy dilemma: how can the government better protect the poor?The increase in the basic electricity and fuel rates will further disadvantage the poor.Kendel Media/Pexels, CC BY-SA

The Indonesian government’s policy of providing subsidies to shield the public from the effects of global energy price hikes will burden the state budget. It’s also potentially insufficient to protect the poor.

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