EUPHORIA seemed to pervade the Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD) headquarters on Jalan Kebon Sirih, two weeks ago. Politicians crowded the third floor, including the council's leadership, when only a budget agency meeting was scheduled for the day, as opposed to a plenary session requiring the presence of the council's five leaders. That day's agenda was the signing of the 2018 General Budget Policy and Provisional Budget Ceiling Priorities (KUA-PP