Jakarta, July 23 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called on his aides, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, to push for fiscal reform and control the State Budget (APBN) deficit during a limited meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday evening.

"During the intensive meeting, the head of state received a report on the progress of ongoing discussions on the APBN at the House of Representatives," Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya remarked here on Wednesday.

The APBN discussions took place after a meeting on optimizing special economic zones at the Presidential Palace.

According to Wijaya, President Prabowo provided comprehensive and strategic instructions to his ministers to protect Indonesia's fiscal strength.

He emphasized...