Free Nutritious Meal Program Safe from Budget Cuts

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto stated that the government will implement budget efficiency measures while maintaining the state budget deficit ...

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