Thousands of Indonesian free meals kitchens complained on Tuesday they had been left in the lurch by the government’s move to scale down President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to save money.Jakarta is considering a potential budget cut of more than US$2 billion with reductions in the number of beneficiaries and kitchen operators.There are currently nearly 28,000 kitchens and the National Nutrition Agency (NNA) plans to temporarily halt the addition of 13,000 new kitchens as part of a series of efficiency measures.
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Indonesia’s free meals scheme cut leaves kitchen operators in limbo
Thousands of Indonesian free meals kitchens are expressing concern following the government's decision to scale down President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program. This move, aimed at saving money, involves a potential budget cut exceeding US$2 billion.
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Thousands of Indonesian free meals kitchens are expressing concern following the government's decision to scale down President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program. This move, aimed at saving money, involves a potential budget cut exceeding US$2 billion. The National Nutrition Agency (NNA) plans to temporarily halt the addition of 13,000 new kitchens as part of these efficiency measures. Currently, there are nearly 28,000 kitchens operating under the program. The reductions will affect both the number of beneficiaries and kitchen operators.
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The National Nutrition Agency (NNA) plans to temporarily halt the addition of 13,000 new kitchens.
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There are currently nearly 28,000 free meals kitchens in Indonesia.
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Jakarta is considering a potential budget cut of more than US$2 billion for the free meals programme.
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Thousands of Indonesian free meals kitchens complained about the government scaling down President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme.
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