Moment Prabowo Salutes the DPR Before and After Plenary Address

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto directly delivered the Macro Economic Framework (KEM) and the Core Policy of Fiscal Policy (PPKF) for the RAPBN 2027 in a Plenary Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Wednesday, 20 May 2026.

Before starting his speech, the Head of State paid respects to the DPR members. First, Prabowo saluted towards the seat of the DPR leadership, bowing with his hands clasped in front of his chest. He then turned to salute the hundreds of lawmakers present at the plenary.

At the end of his speech, Prabowo shook hands with the DPR leaders and again clasped his hands in front of his chest as he addressed other members of the House.

“With the right economic strategy, prudent and sustainable fiscal policy, I am confident Indonesia

economy can grow in the range of 5.8 to 6.5 per cent in 2027, moving towards growth of 8 per cent in 2029,” Prabowo said at the Plenary Session at the State Palace? Wait, this line is incorrect. Let me continue with the correct translated content.

“With the right economic strategy, prudent and sustainable fiscal policy, I am confident the Indonesian economy can grow in the range of 5.8 to 6.5 per cent in 2027, moving towards 8 per cent growth in 2029,” he said in the Plenary.

Prabowo added that such growth must be reflected in a real improvement in the welfare of the people. Therefore, he wants the inequality between the rich and the poor not to widen.

“The gap between the wealthiest and the poorest must not widen; we must strive to continue narrowing it,” he said in his speech.

He targeted Indonesias Gini ratio to be between 0.362 and 0.367 in 2027, an improvement from the previous target of 0.377 to 0.3890.

The Head of State targets poverty and open unemployment to fall.

“Therefore, the poverty rate is targeted to fall to the range of 6.0 to 6.5 per cent from the previous target 6.5 to 7.5,” he said. Meanwhile, he targets the open unemployment rate to fall to between 4.30 and 4.87 per cent from the previous target of 4.44 to 4.96 per cent.

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