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Fuel subsidy reform an early test for Indonesia’s Jokowi

Financial markets have welcomed the election of Joko Widodo as Indonesia’s president, but there is still great uncertainty over his policy priorities and his ability to push through his own agenda. Mr Widodo’s stance on how to reform the country’s wasteful system of fuel price subsidies will provide an early test of his reform credentials.

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