Indonesia to halt free meals during school break, scale back programme scope

Indonesia will suspend and scale back its free meals programme for children during school holidays to alleviate pressure on the state budget.

Indonesia will halt the government's flagship free ​meals programme for children during school holidays ​and will also scale back ‌the reach ​of the scheme, an official said late on Thursday, amid a drive to reduce pressure on the state budget. Here are some ‌details:

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