Factbox-Policy pledges of Indonesia's presidential candidates

Candidates for the next year's election register to the election commission in Jakarta
Ganjar Pranowo, presidential candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), and his running mate, Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin, Indonesian chief security minister, known as Mahfud MD, pose for photographs after registering themselves, at the election commission headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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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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