00:00Indonesia is seeking 80 trillion rupiah, or roughly 4.7 billion U.S. dollars, in budget savings
00:07to help cushion its economy from the fallout of the Middle East conflict.
00:11The government is also considering fuel-saving measures,
00:14including having government and some public sector workers work remotely one day a week.
00:22Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said his cabinet was making every effort to cut costs
00:28by curbing energy consumption and boosting production of renewables, mainly solar power.
00:34So far, Indonesians have yet to see long queues at petrol stations,
00:38even as global oil prices continue to surge and fluctuate.
00:42Fuel subsidies remain a big part of the picture.
00:46Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, covers 30 to 40 percent of consumer fuel costs,
00:52which represents about 15 percent of the national budget.
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