The legislation that President Joko Widodo has presented to parliament, which includes proposals to cut red tape, lower taxes and free up the labour market, would form the basis of any foreign investor’s wish list. However, with opposition to the reforms mounting, the president has his work cut out. Failure to pass the reforms would make meeting the government’s ambitious growth targets even harder.
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