JAKARTA: Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his government to cut spending by 306.7 trillion rupiah (US$18.8 billion) this year, a finance ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday (Jan 23). Prabowo has frequently highlighted the need for efficient spending under his administration. The cuts are equivalent to about 8 per cent of the total approved spending this year of 3,621.3 trillion rupiah. Spokesperson Deni Surjantoro said the cuts do not entail a revision to the