Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Tuesday he agreed with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sufmi Dasco Ahmad to postpone a plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India for the Merah Putih Village Cooperative program.

"Dasco made a comment yesterday, and we will just follow Dasco," Purbaya told reporters at the Finance Ministry office in Jakarta.

On Monday, Dasco urged the government to delay the import plan as President Prabowo Subianto is currently on an overseas working visit. He said the president would likely discuss the details of the proposal and seek input on the readiness of domestic companies.

Purbaya said President Prabowo Subianto has a clear stance on the issue, adding that the president wants ...