JAKARTA -- Indonesia risks blowing its budget if the country's expected new leader makes good on a pledge to hand out free school lunches to nearly 80 million children in a program that could cost about $29 billion a year, analysts warn.
Indonesia election
Prabowo's free lunch plan would bite into Indonesia's budget, analysts warn
Rating agencies say $29bn program could put huge strain on national coffers
Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto has promised to provide free lunches to over 78 million students nationwide. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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