Jokowi Says Indonesia Committed to Closing Wealth Gap

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said his government will continue its efforts to reduce income inequality in Indonesia, following encouraging results in overcoming wealth disparity over the past few years.

“Economic justice is a serious concern for us, especially regarding the poorest 40 percent of our population… efforts to achieve social justice for all Indonesians will never stop,” the president said during his state-of-the-nation address in the national legislature in Jakarta on Thursday (16/08).

Southeast Asia’s largest economy has managed to reduce its Gini ratio to 0.389 – the lowest in the past six years – thanks to land redistribution and cash transfer programs aimed at the country’s poorest.