Jakarta, July 23 -- President Prabowo Subianto reiterated the importance of regulatory easing and targeted spending during a limited meeting with his ministers to discuss the State Budget (APBN) and related strategic agendas at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.

During the meeting, he also received a report from Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on several important APBN agendas that are currently being discussed in the House of Representatives (DPR).

"The President's directives are very comprehensive. Reforms on the state revenue side will continue to be implemented so that we can obtain adequate state revenue. Spending will be focused on important programs," Indrawati said at a press conference after the meeting on Tu...