Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said he has asked provincial governments to use their budgets to rein in transportation costs and counter the inflationary impact of last week's fuel price hike.
Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, hiked subsidised fuel prices by 30% on Saturday, sparking protests across the nation of 270 million people.
