PRESIDENT Joko Widodo will surely leave a heavy burden for President-elect Prabowo Subianto. A massive amount of debt repayment awaits practically during the entirety of Prabowo’s presidency. During 2025-2029, all series of maturing Indonesian government bonds will reach an astronomical total value of Rp3,086 trillion.

Hence, a substantial portion of the government budget in those five years will be swallowed by that liability, shrinking t