Prima Wirayani, Farida Susanty and Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – While announcing a second round of cuts to this year's state budget, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, installed as finance minister only a week ago

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Prima Wirayani, Jakarta/Nusa Dua – The government's widening budget deficit may have an adverse effect on the overall economy as public spending may have to be slashed as a result of declining reve

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"An old soldier never stops fighting," Wiranto once said.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The return of World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister, replacing Bambang Brodjonegoro, has boosted confidence across all stakeholders in the

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Protracted speculation over a Cabinet reshuffle is over after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced his new appointees for 13 ministerial posts.

A controversial former military chief accused of atrocities during Indonesia's brutal occupation of East Timor was appointed top security minister Wednesday, with activists calling it a step backwa

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Wiranto as coordinating political, legal and security affairs minister in his second Ca

Jakarta – The replacement of education minister Anies Baswedan for Muhadjir Effendy, chairman of Muhammadiyah's education and research department, may be the biggest upset in President Joko "Jokowi

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced the composition of his new Cabinet after Wednesday's reshuffle, saying that the shake-up aims to create a more efficient Cabin

Gayatri Suroyo and Eveline Danubrata, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleased market reform advocates by bringing home the World Bank's managing director to be finance minister and upset

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After exiling herself abroad to serve as the World Bank's managing director and chief operating officer in 2010 due to the Century Bank bailout uproar, Sri Mulyani Indra

Nether Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Local leaders have decried the results of selection for the Papuan People's Representatives' Council (DPRP), claiming the process was manipulated.

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – The government is going all out to convince the public that it is ready to implement the recently endorsed Tax Amnesty Law.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – After four hours of meetings, House of Representatives Commission XI has passed a long-awaited tax amnesty bill at a plenary deliberation session, despite an objection b

Venidora Oliveira – The government plans to reform its fiscal policy by introducing a value-added tax (VAT) in order to increase the country's revenue streams and reduce dependence on oil funds.

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Farida Susanty and Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – As it scrambles to cut this year's spending due to low tax revenues, the government has promised that proposed budget cuts will not affect major infrast

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Having introduced economic deregulation at a national level since September last year, the government has now shifted to removing local stumbling blocks to investment.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government has only managed to collect 26.8 percent of its total tax revenue target set in the 2016 budget in the first five months of 2016.

Venidora Oliveira – It is claimed the government spent more than $44 million on the construction of the Ministry of Finance building, which so far remains empty and unused.

Jakarta – Concerns over welfare issues including health, education and social insurance have topped a recent study investigating the role of the government and welfare throughout Indonesia.

Khoirul Amin – The tax amnesty bill, which was formulated by the government and business associations, is now being deliberated at the House of Representatives.

Ayomi Amindoni – An ongoing debate by lawmakers over a proposed tax amnesty should be part of the country's efforts to reform its taxation system and not just an effort to create an instrument to r

Erika Anindita Dewi – Amid protest from several factions, including Gerindra, the House of Representatives on Monday authorized House Commission XI overseeing banking and finance affairs to start t

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani – As President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signaled another Cabinet shake-up is coming, eyes are on his supporting parties with ample ministerial seats.

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged local governments to accelerate budget spending to boost both local and national economic growth.

Anton Hermansyah – Activists have urged the government to cancel the tax amnesty program and focus on law enforcement instead, citing that such a program had already been implemented in 1984 and fa

Ayomi Amindoni – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his Cabinet members carry out budget reform in the ministries and institutions they lead, highlighting that budgets must follow progra

Transfers from the Oil Fund allowed the 2015 budget in Timor-Leste (East Timor) to post a surplus of US$471.8 million, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance issued Wednesday in Dili

Ayomi Amindoni – The anticipated shortfall in tax collection this year has prompted the government to rethink its revenue target and make budget efficiency the key point of discussion at a plenary

Farida Susanty, Jakarta – Public Works and Public Housing Ministry still faces problems, ranging from land to regulatory issues, in its flagship one million houses program, hampering its housing de

Tama Salim, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Ade Komarudin says legislators will be able to pass the tax amnesty bill shortly after they reconvene in early April, paving the way for the u

Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) has called on the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to apply transparency and provide access to its financial reports as the organization receives fu

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge & Djali Gafur – Far from bringing them closer together, Papua's integration into Indonesia in 1969 was a controversial and deeply flawed process that has driv

Lisa: New Zealand has committed peacekeepers to Timor Leste for 13 years and lost five soldiers there.

Jakarta – The government is scrambling for a quick plan to plug the gap in state finances after legislators from the House of Representatives stopped deliberations on a draft bill related to a tax

Raras Cahyafitri, Jakarta – Observers say that an internal Cabinet rift involving two ministers over the fate of an important gas block has stained the government's credibility and cast doubt on it

Khoirul Amin and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – In a world where everything moves so fast and economic rivalry becomes fiercer among nations, Indonesia should no longer take anything for granted, or i

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government is seeking to maintain infrastructure funding at current levels while trimming other sectors' funding amid a cash-strapped budget in a measure lauded by a

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's plan to overhaul the government's spending system will depend on his ministers and whether or not they have a clear and strong will to d

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed former Corruption Eradication Commission cadre Johan Budi Sapto Pribowo as his spokesman on Tuesday, citing Johan's vast experience as a vocal rep

Ayomi Amindoni, Business – Indonesia narrowed its current account deficit (CAD) to US$17.5 billion (Rp 243.25 trillion) in 2015, a 35 percent improvement on the 2014 deficit, which stood at $27 bil

While tax revenues reached an all-time record of Rp 1.06 quadrillion (US$76.1 billion) in 2015, they fell 18 percent or Rp 234 trillion short of the target of Rp 1.29 quadrillion set by the governm

Venidora Oliveira – The Deputy Human Rights and Justice Ombudsman (PDHJ) Jesuina Gomes said in 2015 cases amounting to good governance offences registered higher than other types of violations.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) was the worst-performing government institution last year, according to a report issued by the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry.

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The state budget deficit in 2015 was far wider than had been estimated, the latest Finance Ministry data show, after numerous state income components fell short of their

Jakarta – Historian and social activist Hilmar Farid has been sworn in as the new culture director general at the Culture and Education Ministry on Thursday.