Indonesians Protest Nationwide Against Government Budget Efficiency Policies

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Thousands of university students have taken to the streets across Indonesia to protest "budget efficiency" policies by the Prabowo administration, which cut funding to various government agencies and programs.

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00:00Thousands of Indonesian university students have taken to the streets across the country

00:05against government budget policies.

00:07Those policies would cut funding for various national and regional government agencies.

00:13They're also expected to cut scholarship grants and lay off government contract workers to

00:18fund a free meal program that critics argue is unscientific and inefficient.

00:24The demonstrations are expected to last several days with rallies happening in multiple cities.

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