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Indonesia finance minister ousted after clash with Prabowo's ex-army colleague, sources say
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has sacked Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa after a clash with Djaka Budhi Utama, a customs and excise official who served on Prabowo’s former special forces team, according to three government sources. The dispute escalated during the reshuffling of hundreds of officials within the finance ministry, mainly in tax and customs directorates. Djaka and tax chief Bimo Wijayanto opposed the rotation, then Djaka took complaints directly to Prabowo. Analysts said replacing Purbaya could help restore confidence in the $1.5 trillion G20 economy amid policy uncertainty, though they framed the move as bureaucratic infighting. Djaka denied any conflict; Bimo and the presidential office did not comment.
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