Factbox-Policy pledges of Indonesia's presidential candidates

GANJAR PRANOWO

- Continue programmes of President Joko Widodo's administration

- Target average annual economic growth of 7%

- Create 17 million new jobs

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- Expedite construction of new capital

- Modernise military hardware

- Target 30% share for renewable sources in energy mix by 2029

- Maintain moratorium on deforestation, accelerate reforestation programmes

- Expand social welfare to cover 15 million families, up from 10 million currently

- Strengthen national anti-corruption agency

- Strengthen Indonesia's commitment to support fight of Palestinian people

ANIES BASWEDAN

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- Target 5.5% to 6.5% average annual economic growth from 2025-2029

- Create 15 million jobs, including "green" jobs

- Raise the tax-to-GDP ratio from 10.4% in 2022 to 13%-16% by 2029

- Target annual inflation of 2%-3% from 2025-2029

- Offer incentives for renewable energy projects

- Widen access to global markets for palm oil farmers

- Strengthen free trade agreements and Indonesia's role in international financial institutions

- Minimise imports of staple foods

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- Create 2 million new affordable housing units, including for informal workers, youth

- Expedite forest conservation and rehabilitation projects

- Limit new construction of and retire existing coal-fired power plants, especially in Java, Bali islands

- Review debt of state-owned enterprises, continue debt restructuring programme

- Ease permitting requirements for building places of worship

PRABOWO SUBIANTO

- Continue President Joko Widodo's programme to build new capital, Nusantara

- Develop resource downstreaming including in maritime sector

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- Establish state revenue agency, increase state revenue-to-GDP ratio to 23%

- Raise threshold for non-taxable income, lower individual income tax rate

- Provide loans for digital start-ups

- Fully eradicate extreme poverty within two years of taking office

- Achieve food, energy, water self-sufficiency

- Retire coal power plants, accelerate decarbonisation

- Gradually increase defence budget, modernise military hardware

- Optimistic about significantly raising palm oil component in biodiesel and mixing more bioethanol in fuel by 2029

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- Establish task force to look at restricting foreign workers