Jakarta, May 4 -- President Prabowo Subianto has instructed Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar and Head of the Hajj Organizing Agency (BPH), Mochamad Irfan Yusuf, to further reduce Indonesia's Hajj pilgrimage costs, aiming to make them lower than Malaysia's.

He issued this instruction during the inauguration of the Special Hajj and Umrah Terminal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday.

"I am not yet satisfied with the current costs; we must strive for the best figure. If possible, make our Hajj expenses fall below those of Malaysia," he remarked.

Prabowo emphasized that his administration is working to improve budget efficiency to offer more affordable Hajj costs for Indonesian citizens.

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