Jakarta, Feb. 16 -- Jakarta deputy governor-elect Rano Karno said that none of the programs he campaigned for in the 2024 regional election would be disrupted due to the government's efficiency measures.

"Jakarta is independent based on its regional budget. The city can sustain itself," he said on Sunday.

President Prabowo Subianto has issued an instruction on budget efficiency for state and regional budgets.

Based on a report from his transition team, Rano said that Jakarta was affected by a budget efficiency measure of Rp38 billion (around US$2.3 million).

"This will not disrupt the campaign programs. Of course, we have to be efficient with the Rp38 billion budget cut," he remarked.

Rano said that budget efficiency could be impleme...