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Sri Mulyani 'continues to carry out duties': ministry
There has been speculation that Sri Mulyani is one of several ministers who may quit amid discontent over outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's political maneuvering to retain influence after he leaves office in October.
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Finance Minister Sri Mulyani spoke to the audience during the opening of 12th Annual International Forum on Economic Development and Public Policy (AIFED) in Grand Hyatt, Nusa Dua, Bali, on December 6, 2023. The event with the theme “Fragmented World: Recalibrating Development Strategies” is held by the ministry’s Fiscal Policy Agency to dig topics including geopolitics, climate crisis, technology development and its implications on global geoeconomic dynamics. (Finance Ministry/-)
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inance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati "continues to carry out her duties in managing state finances," her ministry said in a statement on Friday, amid reports she may resign from cabinet ahead of the Feb. 14 presidential election.
There has been speculation that Sri Mulyani is one of several ministers who may quit amid discontent over outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's political maneuvering to retain influence after he leaves office in October.
"Minister Sri Mulyani continues to carry out her duties in managing state finances professionally and responsibly in accordance with good governance and regulations," the ministry said in a statement.
"Upon her return from Davos, today she attended three internal meetings with the president and the cabinet at the...palace."
On Thursday, the president's office said the cabinet remains "solid".
"All ministers in the cabinet remain united and solid in assisting the president to lead the government until the end of his term in office," said the official, Ari Dwipayana, according to news website CNBC Indonesia.
The information on resignations initially came from CNBC Indonesia, which quoted senior economist Faisal Basri as saying a number of ministers were planning to quit, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, amid concerns of ethical breaches in government.
Reports by several other news outlets quoted Basri calling for some ministers to resign, including Sri Mulyani. The reports did not mention a plan to quit, however.
