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        "id": 1752635,
        "msgid": "prabowo-warns-of-customs-leadership-shake-up-over-performance-1779545592",
        "date": "2026-05-20 18:25:21",
        "title": "Prabowo warns of customs leadership shake-up over performance",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Prabowo said Indonesia's customs and excise office must be strengthened and signalled leadership changes if leaders are not capable, as part of a broader push for anti-corruption, efficiency and governance reforms. He urged agencies to root out illegal levies and corrupt practices, stressing that the business climate suffers from such charges, while presenting the 2027 Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cIt is vital that we strengthen the customs and excise office.\nFinance minister, please immediately make a change if the leadership is\nnot capable,\u201d Prabowo said before lawmakers and officials in\nJakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a plenary session of the House of Representatives, he\nstressed the government\u2019s commitment to fighting corruption, preventing\nabuse of power and eliminating practices obstructing economic\nactivity.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo also urged state institutions and officials to work more\nefficiently in delivering public services and reforming bureaucratic\nprocedures.<\/p>\n<p>The president called on ministries and state agencies to strengthen\ngovernance standards based on professionalism and anti-corruption\nprinciples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must dare to overhaul all of our institutions. We need to\ncontinue fostering a strong government free from corruption,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo added that Indonesia\u2019s business climate remains burdened by\nillegal levies and unofficial charges imposed on investors and\ncompanies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntrepreneurs are complaining about the sheer number of illegal\nlevies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Against that backdrop, he instructed ministers and agency leaders to\neliminate improper practices within their institutions and take firm\naction against violators.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on the House of Representatives to support government\nefforts to combat corruption and curb abuse of authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is for our future and our descendants. We must emerge as a\ngreat country and stop accepting weakness,\u201d Prabowo said.<\/p>\n<p>The president delivered the remarks while presenting the 2027\nMacroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles before lawmakers,\nministers and senior state officials.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka attended the session alongside\nCoordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto and Bank Indonesia\nGovernor Perry Warjiyo, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Chinese national arrested for drug smuggling at\nSoekarno-Hatta airport<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Purbaya pushes tighter customs oversight to protect\nlocal industries<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Genta Tenri, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-warns-of-customs-leadership-shake-up-over-performance-1779545592",
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